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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF DR. CONRAD WORRILL
WHEREAS, Dr. Conrad Worrill was called home to be with the Lord on June 3, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Conrad Worrill was born in Pasadena, California to Walter and Anna Bell on August 15, 1941. His mother was the first African-American woman to sing in the Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra, and his father was a YMCA manager; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Conrad Worrill's family moved to Chicago in 1950. Shortly after arriving to Chicago, Dr. Worrill became interested in swimming. During this time as a competitive swimmer with the YMCA, Dr. Worrill would be first exposed to racial issues when his swim team was heckled during a swim meet; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Conrad Worrill was drafted into the Army in 1962 and shipped to Okinawa, Japan. While serving in the military, Dr. Worrill took an interest in African-American history, culture, and politics; and
WHEREAS, upon completing his military duty, Dr. Conrad Worrill attended George Williams College where he earned his B.S. in Applied Behavioral Science in 1968. He went on to earn his M.A. in Social Service Administration in 1971 from the University of Chicago, and his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973; and
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WHEREAS, Dr. Conrad Worrill started his career as the coordinator for Urban Programs and Assistant Professor Institute for Environmental Awareness at George Washington University. In 1976, Dr. Worrill began teaching at Northeastern Illinois University; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Conrad Worrill taught many students at Northeastern Illinois University's formerly Inner-City Studies, now Urban-Community Studies, and served as the program's department chair and coordinator. Dr. Worrill academic interests and writings included educational restructuring, human rights, reparations, and political and economic empowerment; and
WHEREAS, through collaboration with Drs. Jacob H. Carruthers and Anderson Thompson, Dr....
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