HR0758 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Aurilee "Lee" J. Schenck on the occasion of her 50 years of dedicated service as a Rock Island community banker; and

WHEREAS, Aurilee Schenck's entire professional career has been devoted to serving the financial requirements of Rock Island customers at 2 Rock Island banks; she began her career in 1965 as a clerk, manually sorting customers' paper checks presented for payment before the introduction of automated processes at the former Rock Island Bank and Trust Company; she was subsequently promoted to the positions of Bookkeeping Supervisor and Operations Officer; and

WHEREAS, In the early 1970s, the Rock Island Bank and Trust Company changed its name to The Rock Island Bank; Aurilee Schenck continued to serve in various officer capacities at the bank, including Personnel Officer, Customer Service Officer, and Assistant Vice President Branch Manager in 1985; she became the first female Vice President of the bank when the Board appointed her to serve as Vice President of Retail Banking; from 1993 to 1998, she served as the bank's Vice President of Community and Employee Relations; after the bank was sold in November of 1998, she joined American Bank and Trust Company, N.A. in May of 1999; she currently serves as an Assistant Vice President/Personal Banker at American Bank and Trust Company's Rock Island Hilltop office and as Branch Manager of the Rock Island Friendship Manor office; and

WHEREAS, Over the years, Aurilee Schenck has been very involved in her community; she served as President of the local Quad Cities chapter of the Bank Administration Institute, a board member of the Rock Island Chamber of Commerce and a Chamber Ambassador for 20 years at various events, a board member of the Administrative Management Society, Bethany Home, Hearts & Hammers, and the Quad Cities United Way, a 27-year member of the Rock Island Kiwanis Club and the Club's first woman president, and a volunteer mentor of children with the local Big Brothers/Big Sisters program for 10 years; she was also recognized by the City of Rock Island in an announcement on August 12, 2015 as a co-winner in the individual professional category for the City's annual Citizen of the Year awards; and

WHEREAS, Aurilee Schenck serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Aurilee "Lee" J. Schenck on the occasion of her 50 years of dedicated service and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Aurilee Schenck as a symbol of our esteem and respect.