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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Tommy Lee Waskom is retiring from his position as 
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professor of the School of Technology at Eastern Illinois 
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University after 38 years in education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He holds a Ph.D. and an M.S. in industrial 
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education from Texas A&M University and a B.S. in Industrial 
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Education from East Texas State University; he is a Certified 
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Senior Industrial Technologist and holds several Texas teacher 
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certificates; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In his role at Eastern Illinois University, he has 
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been responsible for approximately three-quarters of a million 
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dollars of donations of scholarships, equipment, teaching 
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materials, and numerous funded grants; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He is a member of the American Welding Society, 
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the National Association of Industrial Technology, the Society 
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of Manufacturing Engineers, the Engineering Technology 
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Society, the American Society of Engineering Educators, and a 
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life member of the Texas State Teachers Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has been the recipient of numerous honors and 
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awards; some of the highlights of his awards and honors include 
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being the recipient of the Outstanding Professor Award in 2000 
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and the Faculty Excellence Award in 1995; he was chosen as the 
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Faculty Marshall for the EIU graduation in the Spring of 2004; 
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he was Interfraternity Council Faculty Member of the Month in 
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September of 2003 and received a Certificate of Appreciation 
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from Alpha Phi Omega in 2001; and he was the Faculty Advisor 
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for the Most Outstanding NAIT Student Chapter in the nation 
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during the 1990-91 school year; he was also the recipient of 
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many honors when he taught at Texas A&M University; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During his career, he has been a Professor at the 
 


 






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College of Engineering at Southern Illinois University, a 
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Professor at the School of Technology at Eastern Illinois 
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University, the Acting Chair for the School of Technology at 
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Eastern Illinois University, and has also served in the role of 
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Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, 
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Instructor, Graduate Assistant-Research, a Distributive 
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Education Coordinator, and an Instructor in Mathematics and 
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Drafting; he has served as a consultant to numerous  entities, 
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has served on multiple committees, has completed several 
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research projects, and is the author of numerous publications; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Waskom has been married to Lou Ann for 39 
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years; he is the father of  Rebecca A. Waskom, a graduate of 
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Texas A&M University; 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. Tommy Lee Waskom on the occasion of his 
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retirement from his position as professor of the School of 
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Technology at Eastern Illinois University after 38 years in 
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education; and be it further

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