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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dorene Wiese on the 
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occasion of being honored as a Local Hero by the Bank of 
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America Neighborhood Excellence Initiative; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence 
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Initiative recognizes individuals and groups who make a 
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difference in their communities; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dorene Wiese has dedicated the past 40 years of 
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her life to helping impoverished American Indians in Chicago 
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acquire educational opportunities; she was instrumental in the 
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development of the first literacy/GED program in that 
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community; she also founded the first American Indian film 
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production company; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dorene Wiese has the distinction of being the 
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first member of her community to earn a doctoral degree in 
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adult education; she was the first American Indian to serve as 
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a community college administrator in the State of Illinois; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dorene Wiese served as the last president of NAES 
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American Indian College, the only private American Indian 
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college in the United States; during her tenure, she secured a 
 


 






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partnership with Eastern Illinois University and reorganized 
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the college’s programs for her American Indian students; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dorene Wiese was honored as a Local Hero during a 
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reception at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago on 
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November 18, 2009; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dorene Wiese serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Dorene Wiese on the occasion of being honored as a 
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Local Hero and wish her continued success and happiness in the 
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future; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dorene Wiese as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.