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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Michael S. Monaghan upon | ||||||
| 4 | his retirement as Executive Director of the Illinois Community | ||||||
| 5 | College Trustees Association (ICCTA) on June 30, 2019; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, As the leader of one of the nation's premier | ||||||
| 7 | education associations, Michael Monaghan has been instrumental | ||||||
| 8 | in advocating for such issues as community college funding, | ||||||
| 9 | pension reform, adult education governance, employee health | ||||||
| 10 | insurance, and local control; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Michael Monaghan has an unrivaled knowledge of the | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois legislative process, which has enhanced the status of | ||||||
| 13 | the State's community college system throughout his 20-year | ||||||
| 14 | tenure as Executive Director of ICCTA; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Michael Monaghan received the Cook County College | ||||||
| 16 | Teachers Union's 2008 Innovation in Education Award for his | ||||||
| 17 | leadership in promoting community colleges; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Michael Monaghan previously served as ICCTA's | ||||||
| 19 | Director of Government Relations from 1989 to 2004, where he | ||||||
| 20 | developed a statewide advocacy program and organized annual | ||||||
| 21 | lobby days in Springfield and Washington, D.C.; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, In 1998, Michael Monaghan received the Illinois | ||||||
| 2 | Society of Association Executives' Government Relations Award | ||||||
| 3 | for his successful efforts to establish a state health | ||||||
| 4 | insurance program for community college retirees; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Prior to joining ICCTA, Michael Monaghan was the | ||||||
| 6 | principal staff member to the Illinois Senate's Higher | ||||||
| 7 | Education Committee and a budget analyst for higher education | ||||||
| 8 | agencies for the Senate Appropriations Committee from 1979 to | ||||||
| 9 | 1989; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, From 1974 to 1979, Michael Monaghan served in the | ||||||
| 11 | research department of the Office of the Secretary of State; | ||||||
| 12 | and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Michael Monaghan holds an associate of arts degree | ||||||
| 14 | from Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC), a bachelor's degree | ||||||
| 15 | in political science from Bradley University, and a master's | ||||||
| 16 | degree in legal studies and administrative law from the | ||||||
| 17 | University of Illinois at Springfield; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, In 2010, Michael Monaghan was inducted into | ||||||
| 19 | Lincoln Land Community College's Athletic Hall of Fame for his | ||||||
| 20 | accomplishments as a track and field athlete from 1970 to 1972, | ||||||
| 21 | in which he was awarded four LLCC letters and was the college's | ||||||
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| 1 | record holder in the 880-yard run for 16 years; therefore, be | ||||||
| 2 | it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we congratulate Michael S. Monaghan on his service to the | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois community college system and the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 7 | and we commend his 45 years of steadfast and transformational | ||||||
| 8 | leadership; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to Michael Monaghan as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
| 11 | and respect.
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