|
| | HR0332 | | LRB100 12390 KLG 25166 r |
|
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
|
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Christine Crouch on |
| 4 | | the occasion of her retirement as Assistant Director of the |
| 5 | | Institute for Collaboration at Aurora University; and
|
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Christine Crouch spent 14 years of her career |
| 7 | | in education serving the Aurora West School District 129; she |
| 8 | | served four years as the Director of Special Education, seven |
| 9 | | years as the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, and |
| 10 | | two years as the Director of Special Projects for Human |
| 11 | | Resources; she joined the Institute for Collaboration as |
| 12 | | Assistant Director in 2009; and
|
| 13 | | WHEREAS, As Assistant Director, Dr. Christine Crouch |
| 14 | | co-authored grants to the McGowan Charitable Fund and the |
| 15 | | Tellabs Foundation; served on the Community Leaders Committee, |
| 16 | | working on after-school and summer STEM initiatives, as well as |
| 17 | | health and wellness projects for seniors and youth; and she |
| 18 | | served on the IMSP Administrative Team; and
|
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Christine Crouch served as project |
| 20 | | coordinator for the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School; as |
| 21 | | a part of that initiative, among her many responsibilities, she |
| 22 | | wrote grants and fiscal proposals to foundations, |
|
| | HR0332 | - 2 - | LRB100 12390 KLG 25166 r |
|
|
| 1 | | philanthropic funds, and corporations for STEM curriculum |
| 2 | | development and construction on the school; she facilitated |
| 3 | | logistics for the school including teacher and administrator |
| 4 | | selection criteria, student section criteria, professional |
| 5 | | development, and governance-related issues; and worked to |
| 6 | | develop strategies to replicate the STEM Partnership School |
| 7 | | model in other Illinois communities; and
|
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Christine Crouch received her Bachelor of |
| 9 | | Science in Education at Western Illinois University; she later |
| 10 | | attended Northern Illinois University where she completed her |
| 11 | | Master of Science in Education, an Educational Leadership |
| 12 | | Certificate Program, and other post-graduate work; and
|
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her career Dr. Christine Crouch has |
| 14 | | conducted presentations and attended conferences focused on |
| 15 | | building partnerships and collaborative relationships to |
| 16 | | develop STEM programs in schools; she published, "STEM School |
| 17 | | Offers Strong Foundation for Students" in the Illinois Business |
| 18 | | Leader in 2015; therefore, be it
|
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 21 | | congratulate Dr. Christine Crouch on the occasion of her |
| 22 | | retirement as Assistant Director of the Institute for |
| 23 | | Collaboration at Aurora University, and thank her for her |