Full Text of HR0651 96th General Assembly
HR0651 96TH 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 the members of the | 4 |
| University of Southern California Midwest Alumni Club on the | 5 |
| occasion of the club's 50th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, The University of Southern California (USC) | 7 |
| Midwest Alumni Club (MAC) was established in Chicago in 1959; | 8 |
| the club's goal is to promote life-long Trojan friendships, | 9 |
| provide scholarships to local area students, assist in student | 10 |
| recruitment, and play host to the biennial USC-Notre Dame | 11 |
| Weekender alumni activities; and
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| WHEREAS, Held in commemoration of the USC-Notre Dame | 13 |
| rivalry, which was begun in 1926, the USC-Notre Dame Weekender, | 14 |
| which is hosted by the USC Midwest Alumni Club, has grown over | 15 |
| the years and attracts thousands of alumni, family, and friends | 16 |
| of the University of Southern California to Chicago and its | 17 |
| suburbs to enjoy the longest intersectional NCAA rivalry in | 18 |
| college football; the date of October 17, 2009 will mark the | 19 |
| club's 81st USC-Notre Dame Weekender meeting; and
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| WHEREAS, There are currently close to 5,000 USC alumni in | 21 |
| the Chicago area, which includes the City of Chicago and its | 22 |
| surrounding suburbs, southern Wisconsin, and northern Indiana; |
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| WHEREAS, The USC Midwest Alumni Club annually hosts a | 3 |
| variety of activities, including monthly business after hours | 4 |
| networking events, academic seminars with notable alumni and | 5 |
| professors of the university, and co-hosting Pacific 10 | 6 |
| Conference social events with other PAC-10 universities; and
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| WHEREAS, The USC Midwest Alumni Club has provided hundreds | 8 |
| of local students with hundreds of thousands of dollars in | 9 |
| scholarships over the years through the club's Kenneth R. | 10 |
| Barton II Memorial Scholarship; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate the members of the University of Southern | 14 |
| California Midwest Alumni Club on the occasion of the club's | 15 |
| 50th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented USC Midwest Alumni Club President Suzanne Reichart, | 18 |
| Vice President Mark Decker, Treasurer Emil Ulstrup, and USC | 19 |
| General Alumni Association President Robert Padgett as symbol | 20 |
| of our respect and esteem.
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