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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Mr. J. Michael 
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Callahan on the occasion of the dedication of the J. Michael 
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Callahan Southeast Wastewater Treatment Facility; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Callahan graduated from Bloomington High 
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School 1966, where he was a member of the National Honor 
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Society and enjoyed playing Raider football; he attended 
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Illinois State University from 1966 to 1967 and then served in 
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the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971, when he was honorably 
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discharged with the rank of staff sergeant; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He received a B.S. in biological sciences and 
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environmental health with a chemistry minor from Illinois State 
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University in 1975; he earned an M.A. in biological sciences 
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with an emphasis on ecosystem nutrient cycling in 1977; he also 
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did doctoral studies in biological sciences at Illinois State 
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University; and

 
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    WHEREAS, From 1988 until July 28, 2006, Mr. Callahan served 
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as the Executive Director for the Bloomington-Normal Water 
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Reclamation District; prior to that, he served as Assistant 
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Director, Director of Operations, and Chemist for the 
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Bloomington-Normal Sanitary District; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served as Illinois Section Chairman and State 
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Association Trustee for the Central States Water Environment 
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Association (CSWEA) and was awarded the organization's 
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Hatfield Award for significant personal contribution to the 
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profession; he has served as President through ascending chairs 
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of the Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control 
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Operators and the Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies 
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(IAWA)and has also served as chairman of several IAWA 
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committees; he was awarded the Outstanding IAWA Member Award 
 


 






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and the IAWA Illinois Award for significant personal 
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contribution to the profession within the State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Because of the dedication to the project and the 
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hard work he has put in  for the construction and completion of 
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the Southeast Wastewater Treatment Facility, the building will 
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be named the J. Michael Callahan Southeast Wastewater Treatment 
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Facility and will be officially dedicated on Wednesday, October 
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11, 2006; 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 Mr. J. Michael Callahan on the occasion of the 
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dedication of the J. Michael Callahan Southeast Wastewater 
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Treatment Facility; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mr. Callahan as an expression of our esteem.