File #: 14-2485    Version: 1 Name: UNIVERSITY OF IL EXTENSION
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 4/8/2014 In control: Daley
On agenda: 4/9/2014 Final action: 4/9/2014
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION EXTENSION 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WHEREAS, University of Illinois Extension was founded under authority granted by Congress with passage of the historic Smith-Lever Act of 1914, legislation that created a nationwide system of Cooperative Extension for community based education by land grant universities; and WHEREAS, from those humble beginnings inspired by the vision of its founders, University of Illinois Extension has remained true to its mission of emphasizing education, community awareness, and working cooperatively to make our state a more healthy, prosperous, and beautiful place to live; and WHEREAS, over the course of its many decades of successful service as an organization, University of Illinois Extension has remained true to its slogan "Extending Knowledge, Changing Lives"; and WHEREAS, Centennial Anniversary of the historic signing of the Smith-Lever Act will be duly commemorated by the Cook County Offices of the University of Illinois Ex...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, JERRY BUTLER, EARLEAN COLLINS, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), EDWIN REYES, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
 
EXTENSION 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
 
WHEREAS, University of Illinois Extension was founded under authority granted by Congress with passage of the historic Smith-Lever Act of 1914, legislation that created a nationwide system of Cooperative Extension for community based education by land grant universities; and
 
WHEREAS, from those humble beginnings inspired by the vision of its founders, University of Illinois Extension has remained true to its mission of emphasizing education, community awareness, and working cooperatively to make our state a more healthy, prosperous, and beautiful place to live; and
 
WHEREAS, over the course of its many decades of successful service as an organization, University of Illinois Extension has remained true to its slogan "Extending Knowledge, Changing Lives"; and
 
WHEREAS, Centennial Anniversary of the  historic signing of the Smith-Lever Act will be duly commemorated by the Cook County Offices of the University of Illinois Extension on May 14, 2014, and
 
WHEREAS, University of Illinois Extension has been instrumental in reaching out to all 102 counties in the State of Illinois, and the County of Cook in particular is grateful for the fine and continuing work of the main county offices in Chicago, and branch offices in Matteson, Rolling Meadows, Westchester, and Lemont; and
 
WHEREAS, over the years and throughout many changes, University of Illinois Extension has proven itself as a highly respected and effective community outreach institution, dedicated to its principles, faithful to its vision, and greatly valued for its positive impact on the State of Illinois.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County does hereby offer due tribute to the staff and volunteers of University of Illinois Extension on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary Celebration, and tenders this expression of gratitude to its academic partners for their generous support of the ongoing work of University of Illinois Extension; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the Official Proceedings of this Honorable Body, and a suitable copy of same be tendered to Willene Buffett, Cook County Director for the University of Illinois Extension, in commemoration of this occasion and in grateful acknowledgment of the important and continuing work by University of Illinois Extension in their effort to bring educational resources to all segments of the community.
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