Full Text of HR1541 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Sheila R. Brown | 4 | | on her installation as the 87th President of the National | 5 | | Dental Association on December 18, 2010; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown attended Chicago Public Schools for her | 7 | | elementary education and graduated from Mercy High School; she | 8 | | received a Bachelor of Science degree from Johnson C. Smith | 9 | | University in 1977; she was then accepted into the Teacher | 10 | | Corp-Peace Corp program in Houston, Texas; this gave her the | 11 | | opportunity to teach biology in Ghana, West Africa; she | 12 | | received her Master's in Education from Texas Southern | 13 | | University and her Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University | 14 | | of Michigan School of Dentistry; she also holds a certificate | 15 | | in Cosmetics from Case Western Reserve School of Dentistry; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown practices general dentistry in downtown | 17 | | Chicago with an emphasis in comprehensive care; she is very | 18 | | active in organized dentistry, having formerly served as | 19 | | president of the Lincoln Dental Society (LDS) and is currently | 20 | | serving as its Executive Director; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown has assumed numerous positions of | 22 | | leadership for the National Dental Association (NDA); she has |
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| 1 | | been in the House of Delegates, a member of the Board of | 2 | | Trustees, and has served as the Treasurer over several years, | 3 | | prior to being elected to the office of President; she is | 4 | | currently serving as President-Elect; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown is a member of the Hispanic Dental | 6 | | Association and the Sonar Study Club, a Seattle Study Club; she | 7 | | also maintains active membership in Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., | 8 | | Chicago Alumnae Chapter and The Links, Incorporated, Lake Shore | 9 | | Chapter; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Brown has served on the Board of Directors for | 11 | | Life Directions of Chicago and Advisory boards for both Gateway | 12 | | Foundation and Kennedy King College; she currently serves | 13 | | nationally on The Links, Incorporated Health & Human Services | 14 | | Committee, and the Community Advisory Committee for the Urban | 15 | | Health Program at The University of Illinois at Chicago; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate Dr. Brown on becoming the 87th President of the | 20 | | National Dental Association and wish her all the best in the | 21 | | coming years; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Dr. Sheila Brown as a symbol of our respect and | 2 | | esteem.
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