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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Kenneth C. Hendriksen is retiring after 33 
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years in education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Hendriksen holds a Ph.D. in educational 
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administration from Southern Illinois University at 
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Carbondale, a Specialist in Education degree from Eastern 
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Illinois University, and two  Master of Science degrees, one in 
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administrative certification from Southern Illinois University 
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at Edwardsville and one in guidance and counseling from Western 
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Illinois University; he earned a B.A. in biology from Lewis 
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University and is a graduate of Weber High School in Chicago; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has served as the Superintendent of Schools of 
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Mt. Zion Community Unit School District #3 since 1985; the 
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district includes 2,450 students at five schools; prior to 
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serving as superintendent, he was principal of Mt. Zion High 
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School and Carrollton High School; he also worked as director 
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of guidance at Carrollton Community Unit School District #1; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, During his tenure at Mt. Zion, numerous 
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renovations, new buildings, and additions have been completed; 
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two referenda were passed; he managed an annual budget of $18 
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to $20 million; he initiated the Mt. Zion Foundation for 
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Quality Education; and achievement scores have placed the high 
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school in the top 50 three years straight; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He is a member of several professional 
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organizations, including the Illinois Association of School 
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Administrators (member of the board of directors), the American 
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Association of School Administrators (member and served on the 
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advisory board), Partners in Education (board member and 
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chairman), the Central Illinois Education Service Center #14 
 


 






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(chairman), the Heartland Region Education for Employment 
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System (chairman), Macon-Platt Special Education (chairman), 
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and the Mt. Zion Foundation for Quality Education (founder and 
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member); he was an Educationis Lumen nominee at Lewis 
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University in 1987; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has been active civically in the Mt. Zion Lions 
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Club (officer and board of directors), the American Legion 
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Baseball Post #475 (officer), the American Red Cross (regional 
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officer), and he served on the Macon County Regional Planning 
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Board (member); and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Hendriksen is married to Kathy and is the 
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father of David, Rebecca, John, and Steven; 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 Dr. Kenneth C. Hendriksen on the occasion of 
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his retirement after 33 years in education, and we thank him 
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for the many years he has devoted to the education of children 
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of our State; and be it further

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