Full Text of HR1017 95th General Assembly
HR1017 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Sam Banks on the | 4 |
| occasion of his stepping down as President and CEO of | 5 |
| Cunningham Children's Home and for accepting a new position as | 6 |
| CEO of Glenwood School for Boys and Girls; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam Banks attended Quincy University in Quincy, | 8 |
| where he received the Outstanding Achievement Award for | 9 |
| academic and volunteer achievements as an undergraduate; after | 10 |
| completing his bachelor's degree at Quincy University, he | 11 |
| received his master of social work degree from the University | 12 |
| of Illinois at Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam Banks began his career in social work at | 14 |
| Chaddock in Quincy, where he worked for six years before coming | 15 |
| to Cunningham Children's Home in 1982 as program coordinator; | 16 |
| after briefly working as acting director, he was appointed | 17 |
| President/CEO in May of 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Sam Banks, Cunningham | 19 |
| Children's Home grew from a staff of 75 serving 57 youth with | 20 |
| an annual budget of under $1 million into a multi-faceted child | 21 |
| welfare agency with a staff of 222 and an annual budget of | 22 |
| $12.5 million; the facility has also expanded to provide a |
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| variety of residential, community-based, and educational | 2 |
| services to over 260 youth and their families every year, | 3 |
| including the construction of recreation facilities at Lake | 4 |
| Mattoon, the Kendall Gill Boys' Group Home, CIRCLE Academy, the | 5 |
| Residential Treatment Center, and the Spiritual Life Center; | 6 |
| the facility also boasts a balanced annual budget and has | 7 |
| received statewide recognition for the quality of its programs | 8 |
| and has dramatically increased its levels of charitable | 9 |
| support; and
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| WHEREAS, In early March of 2008, Sam Banks will become the | 11 |
| CEO of Glenwood School for Boys and Girls, a community | 12 |
| supported non-profit organization that provides socially and | 13 |
| economically disadvantaged children with a comprehensive | 14 |
| residential, education, and life-skills program; the school | 15 |
| will certainly be well served with Mr. Banks at its head; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam Banks has also been an active member in his | 17 |
| community through his many civic memberships; he serves as | 18 |
| Chair-Elect of the United Methodist Association of Health and | 19 |
| Welfare Ministries, a 400 member organization consisting of | 20 |
| United Methodist-related child and family, older adult, and | 21 |
| health services agencies across the United States; he serves on | 22 |
| the board of directors of Quincy University, Busey Bank, the | 23 |
| Developmental Services Center Foundation, and the Prairielands | 24 |
| Council of the Boy Scouts of America; he was also a former |
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| member of the board of directors of the Illinois Child Care | 2 |
| Association; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Sam Banks was the recipient of the Administrator | 4 |
| of the Year Award from the United Methodist Association in | 5 |
| honor of his many contributions to the welfare of others; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Sam Banks officiated in men's college basketball | 7 |
| games at the Division I level for 20 years; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Sam Banks' wife, Maureen, serves as the Director | 9 |
| of Safety and Compliance at the University of Illinois; | 10 |
| together, they have three children, Bryan, Brittany, and | 11 |
| Danielle; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Sam Banks' dedication and commitment to the needs | 13 |
| of children with special needs throughout this State is an | 14 |
| inspiration to all and a model of charity and goodwill for the | 15 |
| citizens of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| thank Sam Banks for his many years of service, congratulate him | 19 |
| on his new position and wish him continued success and | 20 |
| happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Sam Banks as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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