COMMEND-DR. RUBY E. ROBERSON

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HR0582
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to commend Dr. Ruby E. Roberson Ed.D. for
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her extraordinary career as an educator and her profound,
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sustained, and impactful work with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
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Incorporated; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Roberson has demonstrated a notable and
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decades-long commitment to education and community service,
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distinguishing herself as a well-respected leader in the State
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of Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Roberson's exceptional career in education
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spanned over thirty years, during which she served as a
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dedicated Head Start Director, an elementary school classroom
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teacher, a reading specialist, an assistant principal, a
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principal, and a district superintendent, serving Chicago
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Public Schools and Dolton West School District 148; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Roberson's passion for learning and
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dedication to academic excellence is evidenced by her
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extensive educational achievements, including a Bachelor of
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Arts from Western Illinois University, a Master of Early
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Childhood Education from the Erikson Institute, a Master of
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Educational Leadership from Governors State University, and a

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Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from
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Loyola University of Chicago; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Roberson is a devoted member of Alpha Kappa
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Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, having been initiated into the
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Gamma Psi Chapter at Texas Southern University on December 13,
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1969; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Roberson, upon transferring to Western
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Illinois University in Macomb and finding no active chapter,
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undertook the ambitious mission of expanding the sorority's
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footprint, culminating in her becoming a charter member of the
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Zeta Iota Chapter on February 20, 1971; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Roberson has continued her exemplary service
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through the Lambda Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
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Sorority, Incorporated, joining in 2011 and serving in
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numerous vital roles, including as December Luncheon Chairman,
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Cotillion Chairman, Chapter Newsletter Editor, and Chapter
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Historian; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Roberson's dedication and leadership were
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further recognized when she graciously served as the 22nd
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president of the Lambda Tau Omega Chapter; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Roberson's outstanding contributions to the

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chapter and the community have been consistently acknowledged
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by her peers, who honored her as Silver Soror of the Year
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(2017), Soror of the Year (2018), and Golden Soror of the Year
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(2019); therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we commend Dr. Ruby E. Roberson Ed.D. for her extraordinary
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career as an educator and her profound, sustained, and
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impactful work with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated;
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and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to Dr. Roberson as a token of our respect and esteem.

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