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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Gerhard (Gary) Seibert of Chicago has been named 
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area vice-president and managing director for Hawaii, 
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overseeing the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, 
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Doubletree Alana Waikiki and Hilton Waikoloa Village; a 
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farewell party is planned for Mr. Seibert on May 26, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Seibert has been serving as area 
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vice-president for Hilton Hotels Corporation and general 
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manager of the historic Palmer House Hilton since 2000; in his 
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32 years at Hilton, he has earned a first-rate reputation not 
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only for his professional contributions to the company, but 
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also as a dedicated community leader, a vocal proponent of 
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workplace diversity, and one of the industry's top authorities 
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on hospitality, tourism, and hotel operations; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Seibert received his undergraduate degree in 
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Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management from Purdue 
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University; in 1989, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award 
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from Purdue's School of Engineering and Technology at 
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Indianapolis; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He began his career at Hilton in 1973 as a front 
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desk clerk at the Indianapolis Hilton; the company gave him his 
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first general manager position in 1982 at the Northfield Hilton 
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in Troy, Michigan; in 1988, he was named general manager of the 
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Hilton Chicago and Towers, where he earned the distinction of 
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being named the Hilton General Manager of the Year for three 
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consecutive years from 1990 to 1992; in 2000, he became area 
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vice-president, Midwest Region, Hilton Hotels Corporation and 
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general manager of the Palmer House Hilton; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has been the Illinois representative to the 
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American Hotel and Lodging Association (AH&LA) for more than 
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ten years; in addition to serving on the association's 
 


 






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executive committee for a number of years, he served on the 
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political action committee of AH&LA and the Illinois Hotel & 
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Lodging Association (IHLA); he has served as an IHLA board 
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member for 15 years, four of them in officer positions; he has 
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been vice-chairman of the IHLA's Education Foundation since 
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1994, working to distribute over $200,000 in scholarships to 
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deserving college students pursuing careers in the hospitality 
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industry; he has attended every Legislative Action Summit in 
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Washington, D.C., since its inception, and has helped lead the 
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Illinois delegation each year; he was also elected chairman of 
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the board of Chicago's Convention and Tourism Bureau in 1995 
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and 1996; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The three words that best describe Mr. Siebert are 
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"determined, tireless, and committed"; he will be relocating to 
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Hawaii with his wife, Kathryn; he has three grown sons; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Gerhard (Gary) Seibert on his promotion within 
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the Hilton Hotels Corporation and wish him and his wife the 
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best in their move to Hawaii; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Gerhard (Gary) Siebert as an expression of our 
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admiration and esteem.