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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 Beverly Turkal on the |
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| occasion of her retirement from a long and distinguished career |
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| in education; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal began her career as a teacher in |
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| school districts in both Cook County and Jasper County; in |
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| 1979, she received her first administrative position as a |
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| Principal in the Jasper County School District, before becoming |
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| the district's Director of Buildings and Grounds and Special |
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| Education Coordinator; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1986, she accepted the Assistant |
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| Superintendent position in the Robinson School District and |
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| became the district's Superintendent five years later; upon her |
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| retirement in 1994, she served as a consultant for |
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| administrator searches; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal then utilized her outstanding |
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| teacher mentoring skills as the Student Teaching Coordinator at |
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| Eastern Illinois University; she continued her commitment to |
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| education with her election to a position on the Illinois |
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| Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees from 1997 to 2001; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, She also aided school districts in need of |
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| experienced guidance, serving short periods as Interim |
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| Superintendent in the East Richland, Brussels, and Robinson |
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| School Districts, and Assistant Superintendent at East |
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| Richland; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal was appointed by Governor George |
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| Ryan as a member of the Illinois State Board of Education, |
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| where she served with distinction from 2001 to 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, She later took on a new venture by stepping in as |
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| General Manager of Quail Creek Country Club in Robinson, |
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| bringing stability and leadership to one of south central |
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| Illinois' premier golf courses and resorts; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal's latest professional venture led |
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| her to a three and a half year tenure as President of Lincoln |
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| Trail College in Robinson; among her greatest accomplishments |
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| at Lincoln Trail was the establishment of a long-sought welding |
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| program to benefit the growing technical and vocational needs |
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| of Crawford County and the surrounding area; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal holds Bachelor's, Master's, and |
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| Specialist Degrees from Eastern Illinois University; in April |
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| of 2010, she was recognized with the EIU Distinguished Graduate |
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| Alumni Award for her tireless work for the betterment of |
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| Illinois' public schools; she credits her much-needed receipt |
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| of an EIU undergraduate scholarship as the catalyst for her |
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| chosen career path; and
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| WHEREAS, Beverly Turkal has served as a model of hard work, |
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| integrity, dedication, and success for the people of the State |
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| of 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 Beverly Turkal on the occasion of her retirement |
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| from a lifetime of devotion to education and wish her many |
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| happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Beverly Turkal as a symbol of our esteem and |
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| respect.
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