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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate John Duffy of Elgin on 
4the occasion of his retirement as a member of the Elgin 
5Community College District 509 Board of Trustees after 48 
6years of service; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, John Duffy earned his Bachelor of Arts from Loras 
8College in Dubuque, Iowa in 1956 and his Master of Science in 
9Education from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in 
101961; he also completed post graduate coursework at the 
11University of Minnesota in Minneapolis in 1967; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, With more than six decades of professional 
13experience and a commitment to education, John Duffy has 
14served his communities as a teacher since 1957 and as a 
15dedicated trustee since 1975; in addition to his primary role 
16as a teacher at Larkin High School in Elgin from 1962 to 1996, 
17he held a number of leadership positions at the school, 
18including student council advisor from 1965 to 1971, chair of 
19English and Foreign Languages from 1969 to 1977, and chair of 
20English and the Reading Division from 1977 to 1996; prior to 
21teaching at Larkin High School, he served as a teaching 
22assistant with the University of Iowa from 1961 to 1962, a high 
23school teacher at Clear Lake Community School District from 
 
 
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11958 to 1961, and a junior and senior high school teacher and 
2coach at Presentation Academy from 1957 to 1958; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, John Duffy has served on the Board of Trustees of 
4Elgin Community College (ECC) since 1975, making him the most 
5senior and the longest serving trustee in the college's 
6history; during his tenure, he has held various roles and has 
7been elected chair seven times; he has also represented ECC 
8locally and nationally; at the state level, he has served as 
9ECC's representative or alternate throughout his years as a 
10trustee; in addition to numerous committee assignments, he has 
11chaired ECC's Federal Relations Committee seven times and 
12served on the Executive Committee nine times; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, John Duffy has served ECC and community colleges 
14at large through a number of leadership roles he held in 
15national organizations; he was elected twice to the Board of 
16Directors of the Association of Community College Trustees 
17(ACCT) and appointed to the Board of Directors of the American 
18Association of Community Colleges (AACC); in addition, he 
19served on the ACCT/AACC Joint Commission on Federal Relations 
20for eight years, which he chaired in 1988 and 1989; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, John Duffy has been a respected voice in his 
22community and affiliated with a number of professional 
23organizations, including the Illinois Association of Teachers 
 
 
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1of English, the National Council of Teachers of English, the 
2Illinois Classical Conference, the American Classical League, 
3the Elgin Association of School Administrators, the Elgin 
4Teachers Association, the Illinois Education Association, and 
5the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA); 
6and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Throughout his career, John Duffy has been 
8recognized for his leadership, his service to his communities, 
9and his contributions to the field of education, including 
10receiving the Outstanding Young Educator Award from the Elgin 
11Jaycees, being named  the Kane County Distinguished Educator of 
12the Year, being listed among the Outstanding Young Men in 
13America, being recognized as an ACCT Outstanding Trustee for 
14the Central Region, receiving the ACCT Central Region Trustee 
15Leadership Award, and being honored as the 2002 ICCTA Trustee 
16of the Year Award; his accomplishments have led to national 
17and international recognition, and he has been featured in 
18multiple editions of Who's Who in America, Who's Who in 
19American Education, and Who's Who in the World; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, John Duffy and his wife, Anne, are the parents of 
21four children, Jane, Paul, Sarah, and Steven; therefore, be it
  
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
23HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
 
 
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1we congratulate John Duffy on his retirement from the Elgin 
2Community College District 509 Board of Trustees after 48 
3years of service, recognize his status as the institution's 
4longest serving trustee, and thank him for his decades of hard 
5work and commitment to the college, the students, and his 
6communities; and be it further
  
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
8presented to John Duffy as an expression of our esteem and 
9respect.