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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Dr. Donald S. Spencer began serving as President
3 of Western Illinois University in 1994; and
4 WHEREAS, Dr. Spencer has been an inspirational and
5 innovative leader of the University, responsible for the
6 creation of several unique and highly successful programs and
7 policies designed to provide benefits to students, parents,
8 the University, and the State of Illinois; among those are a
9 timely degree-completion program called GradTrac, the
10 benefits of which include significant financial-aid savings
11 to the State, a guaranteed four year tuition, fee, room and
12 board program (the first of its kind in the nation); and a
13 highly-praised dual-admission program with several community
14 colleges; and
15 WHEREAS, During Dr. Spencer's tenure, Western Illinois
16 University enrollments and retention have increased,
17 admission standards have been raised, a well-received
18 Quad-Cities facility has been opened, a transit system
19 serving the community as well as the University has been
20 created, a campus beautification effort has been completed,
21 and a host of other significant accomplishments have been
22 achieved; and
23 WHEREAS, President Spencer's wife, Dr. Sue Spencer, has
24 made her own contribution to Illinois higher education,
25 serving as Vice-President of Instruction and Student Services
26 for Spoon River College since 1996 and as Acting President
27 from June until October of 2000; the Spencers' daughter,
28 Jennifer, is currently an Assistant Professor in
29 International Business at George Washington University; and
30 WHEREAS, President Spencer and his wife will both retire
31 from their respective positions in December 2001; therefore,
32 be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we express our sincere thanks to both Don and Sue Spencer for
4 their significant contributions to higher education and the
5 State of Illinois and congratulate them for their many
6 notable achievements; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That we join together to wish them all the best
8 in their retirement and any future endeavors; and be it
9 further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Don and Sue Spencer as an expression of our
12 esteem.