Full Text of HR1106 95th General Assembly
HR1106 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 Bob Carlock on the | 4 |
| occasion of his retirement from Rend Lake College on January | 5 |
| 31, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Carlock began working at Rend Lake College in | 7 |
| May of 1986; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Carlock was instrumental in the creation of | 9 |
| many beneficial programs for Rend Lake College; he was | 10 |
| instrumental in the establishment of a $5 million insurance | 11 |
| reserve fund for Rend Lake College, which enabled the college | 12 |
| to have available insurance coverage in the event of any | 13 |
| liability on the campus; the fund also provides interest of | 14 |
| $150,000 per year for tort liability purposes, which enabled | 15 |
| Rend Lake College to spend $1.3 million for the addition and | 16 |
| renovation of the Administration Building on Rend Lake | 17 |
| College's main campus in Ina; he was one of very few | 18 |
| individuals that helped found an insurance consortium in which, | 19 |
| with some umbrella policies, community colleges can collect | 20 |
| premiums and insure themselves for health coverage, helping the | 21 |
| college save a great amount of money on insurance costs; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Carlock successfully lobbied to obtain |
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| funding for a new north road on the Rend Lake College campus, | 2 |
| routing traffic around the campus rather than through the | 3 |
| campus, which eliminated a very hazardous condition; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Carlock pioneered the Rend Lake College's | 5 |
| textbook rental program, one of a few in the State of Illinois; | 6 |
| the rental program has made books available to the college's | 7 |
| students for a greatly reduced price, combining with the | 8 |
| college's low tuition rate to make Rend Lake College one of the | 9 |
| most affordable community colleges in the State; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Bob Carlock was responsible for Rend Lake | 11 |
| College's marketing plan; under his leadership, the college has | 12 |
| grown for five out of the last six years and has set record | 13 |
| enrollment during those five years; due to his accomplishments, | 14 |
| the college was recognized in Community College Week as the | 15 |
| fastest growing college of its size in the nation from the fall | 16 |
| of 2004 to the spring of 2005; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Bob Carlock was largely responsible for the | 18 |
| renovation of the Rend Lake College MarketPlace in Mt. Vernon; | 19 |
| once a declining outlet mall, the Rend Lake College MarketPlace | 20 |
| is now a thriving community, housing retail stores, state | 21 |
| agencies, educational space for Rend Lake College, and space | 22 |
| for four year universities; Mr. Carlock was responsible for the | 23 |
| purchase of the MarketPlace and is single-handedly responsible |
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| for encouraging existing retail businesses to stay and the | 2 |
| enticement of new businesses to move in; he was also | 3 |
| responsible for the buyout and operation of a golf store that | 4 |
| had operated in the MarketPlace previously and the creation of | 5 |
| a coffee shop along with an internet cafe to support the | 6 |
| activities of the mall; the college now collects hundreds of | 7 |
| thousands of dollars of rent from retail stores and State | 8 |
| agencies due to Mr. Carlock's forward thinking and fiscal | 9 |
| insight; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, The faculty, staff, and students of Rend Lake | 11 |
| College, as well as the citizens of this State, owe Bob Carlock | 12 |
| a debt of gratitude for the services that he has rendered to | 13 |
| Rend Lake College and the State at large; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate Bob Carlock on the occasion of his retirement and | 17 |
| wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 18 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Bob Carlock as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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