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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman 
4on receiving her Ph.D. at the age of 17; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman had obtained an associate's degree, a 
6bachelor's degree, and master's degree by the age of 14 and set 
7her sights on a doctorate; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman delivered her dissertation at the age 
9of 17, and at 18, she is officially a doctor after walking at 
10Arizona State University's College of Health Solutions 
11convocation on May 8, 2024; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman excelled in her academic pursuits 
13from a young age; by age 7, she was already doing high school 
14work and started to take college level module tests and apply 
15the credits toward higher education; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman studied integrated behavioral health 
17at Arizona State University; for her dissertation, she 
18explored the stigma that prevents university students from 
19getting mental health treatment; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman also devotes her time to running the 
 
 
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1Dorothy Jeanius STEAM Leadership Institute, which inspires 
2hundreds of underserved young people in Chicago, as well as 
3abroad in countries such as Ghana and South Africa, to pursue 
4STEAM careers; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Tillman hopes to continue developing her 
6camps and start applying her studies on integrated behavioral 
7health into her work; she also hopes to work more with children 
8in Africa; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
10HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
11we congratulate Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman on receiving her 
12Ph.D. at the age of 17; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to Dr. Tillman as a symbol of our respect and esteem.