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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 honor accomplishments in the 
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lives of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Aurie A. Pennick, a devoted philanthropist and 
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advocate for equality, has won the Civic Engagement, Community 
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Service and Community Organizing Award from the University of 
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Illinois at Chicago's Gender and Women's Studies Program; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Aurie Pennick designed and implemented a 
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multi-million dollar grant program for small and emerging 
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community organizations as the Assistant Director for Special 
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Grants with the MacArthur Foundation; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Aurie Pennick is an activist in the non-profit 
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sector, leading several organizations such as the Greenhouse 
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Shelter, the first battered women's shelter in the area; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Aurie Pennick has taught at Spertus University and 
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the University of Pennsylvania; she co-authored an article on 
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affordable housing in the book New Chicago; she was also 
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invited by the United States Department of Housing and Urban 
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Development to be a panelist at the national conference in 
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observance of the 40th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act; and
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, From 1992 to 2002, Aurie Pennick served as the 
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president and CEO of the Leadership Council for Metropolitan 
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Open Opportunities, the only fair housing organization in the 
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nation founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Aurie Pennick currently serves as the Executive 
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Director and Treasurer of the Field Foundation of Illinois, 
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Inc., and is responsible for the oversight of approximately $60 
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million in foundation assets; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Aurie Pennick has been the recipient of numerous 
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awards, such as the Human Relations Award and the Handy Lindsey 
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Jr. Award; she was appointed to the Chicago Police Board by 
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Mayor Harold Washington and to the Official U.S. Delegation for 
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the Habitat II Global Conference on Cities in Istanbul, Turkey; 
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she was also awarded an Aspen Institute and took part in a 
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Lecture on Inclusiveness in Philanthropy; 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 Aurie A. Pennick for winning the Civic Engagement, 
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Community Service and Community Organizing Award from the 
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University of Illinois at Chicago's Gender and Women's Studies 
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Program and wish her continued success in the future; and be it 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to Aurie Pennick and the University of Illinois at 
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Chicago's Gender and Women's Studies Program as a symbol of our 
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affection, gratitude, and respect.