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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Dorothy | ||||||
| 4 | Holley-Turner on receiving the 2009 Alumni of Color Award from | ||||||
| 5 | the School of Social Service Administration at the University | ||||||
| 6 | of Chicago; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dorothy Holley-Turner is a native of Arkansas | ||||||
| 8 | and received a Bachelor of Arts from Roosevelt University in | ||||||
| 9 | Chicago; she completed her Masters level clinical training at | ||||||
| 10 | the School of Social Service Administration at the University | ||||||
| 11 | of Chicago and went on to attain her Doctorate of Education | ||||||
| 12 | with a focus on health education from Faith Grant College in | ||||||
| 13 | Birmingham, Alabama; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, She is a founding member of the National | ||||||
| 15 | Association of Black Social Workers and an active member in the | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, | ||||||
| 17 | serving as both the 1st Vice President and Treasurer in the | ||||||
| 18 | past; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, She has taught at both the undergraduate and | ||||||
| 20 | graduate levels and has held a variety of positions in direct | ||||||
| 21 | service, child welfare, mental health, public health, | ||||||
| 22 | supervision, and management; she has served as a field | ||||||
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| 1 | instructor to numerous School of Social Service Administration | ||||||
| 2 | students and mentored social workers promoting social justice | ||||||
| 3 | and change throughout the State of Illinois; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dorothy Holley-Turner wrote the Child Welfare | ||||||
| 5 | laws for the Department of Children and Family Services while | ||||||
| 6 | working in Illinois State government; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, She has served on many boards, including the | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago Board of Health, the Infant Mortality Board, and former | ||||||
| 9 | Mayor of Chicago Harold Washington's Youth Advisory Board; she | ||||||
| 10 | was appointed to the position of Director of Social Services in | ||||||
| 11 | the Chicago Department of Public Health under Chicago Mayor | ||||||
| 12 | Richard M. Daley and served until her retirement in 1996; | ||||||
| 13 | therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 16 | congratulate Dr. Dorothy Holley-Turner on receiving this | ||||||
| 17 | prestigious award and wish her the best in her future | ||||||
| 18 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to Dr. Dorothy Holley-Turner as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 21 | respect and esteem.
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