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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize former Illinois State 
4University women's basketball head coach Jill Hutchison; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jill Hutchison spent 28 seasons as the head 
6women's basketball coach at Illinois State
University; she 
7compiled a record of 461 wins and 323 losses, the winningest 
8coach in school history for either the men or women; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Jill Hutchison led her teams to five Gateway 
10Conference Titles, seven Association for Intercollegiate 
11Athletics for Women
(AIAW) state championships, two AIAW 
12national tournaments, seven Women's National Invitation 
13Tournament appearances, and three
NCAA Tournaments; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Jill Hutchison is a three-time Missouri Valley 
15Conference Coach of the Year; she is a four-time
national 
16president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association and 
17coached two USA
Olympians; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Jill Hutchison led the United States to a Silver 
19Medal at the 1978 Pan American Games and a Gold Medal at the

201983 World University Games; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Jill Hutchison is credited for influencing the 
2growth of the women's game
from relative obscurity to its 
3current level of popularity; she was
inducted into the Illinois 
4Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1993 and the

5Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
7HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we recognize former Illinois State University women's 
9basketball head coach Jill Hutchison, and we wish her the best 
10in all her future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to Jill Hutchison as a symbol of our respect and 
13esteem.