Full Text of HR0713 96th General Assembly
HR0713 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 Dr. Jill F. Nilsen, | 4 |
| Vice President for External Relations at Eastern Illinois | 5 |
| University, on her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, She joined the faculty of Eastern Illinois | 7 |
| University in 1976 in what is now Communication Disorders and | 8 |
| Sciences; she completed a PHD at the University of Illinois in | 9 |
| Urbana-Champaign in Speech and Hearing Science and went on to | 10 |
| become the department chair; she moved on to be the Associate | 11 |
| Dean of the Graduate School, where she started the first ever | 12 |
| Graduate Student Advisory Council, a group that still exists | 13 |
| and provide a voice for graduate students at the University; | 14 |
| President David Jorns tapped her to be his Special Assistant | 15 |
| and thereby began her career in legislative affairs and | 16 |
| outreach; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Nilsen is an ASHA member and holds a tenured | 18 |
| full professorship in the Department of Communication | 19 |
| Disorders and Sciences at Eastern Illinois University; she is | 20 |
| currently serving as Vice President of External Relations; Dr. | 21 |
| Nilsen is an effective and successful administrator with a | 22 |
| thorough knowledge of business and administrative practices | 23 |
| and procedures; and
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| WHEREAS, During her career at Eastern, as a department | 2 |
| chair, associate graduate dean, and now as a vice president, | 3 |
| she has demonstrated visionary leadership in every position; | 4 |
| she demonstrates a great talent for analyzing situations and | 5 |
| recognizing areas that need improvement and preserving those | 6 |
| that are at the core of the institution’s culture; she is adept | 7 |
| in strategic planning, setting priorities and goals, and | 8 |
| demonstrating accountability as progress toward the goals is | 9 |
| made; and
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| WHEREAS, Early in her career at Eastern, Dr. Nilsen was | 11 |
| faculty advisory for the EIU NSSLHA chapter; as the | 12 |
| Vice-President for External Relations, she developed the EIU | 13 |
| Student Action Team which is an active group of EIU students | 14 |
| who lobby the State legislature on behalf of the University; | 15 |
| Dr. Nilsen works with the Action Team leadership to develop | 16 |
| appropriate communication skills and messages for legislative | 17 |
| visits; she accompanies the students to the State capitol and | 18 |
| works closely with them as they meet legislators in their | 19 |
| offices or on the House and Senate floors; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Her ability to work with students to develop | 21 |
| professional skills and responses to professional issues is | 22 |
| easily transferable to NSSLHA and the role of Executive | 23 |
| Director;
Dr. Nilsen is very experienced in working with |
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| boards, legislative bodies, and executive councils; she | 2 |
| coordinates the Board of Trustee meetings at the University; | 3 |
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| WHEREAS, She is a member of the area hospital board and has | 5 |
| also served on the board of the local domestic violence | 6 |
| prevention council; Dr. Nilsen is also a former president of | 7 |
| the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association; she works | 8 |
| well with diverse groups and has a talent for finding common | 9 |
| ground even when significant diversity of opinion exists; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Nilsen will retire on December 31, 2009; | 11 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate Dr. Nilsen on her retirement and wish her | 15 |
| continued success in her future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Dr. Jill Nilsen as a symbol of our respect and | 18 |
| esteem.
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