CONGRATS-ROBERT JONES, PH.D.

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SR0358
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
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congratulate Robert Jones, Ph.D. on the occasion of concluding
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his tenure as chancellor of the University of Illinois
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Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and as vice president of the
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University of Illinois System; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Jones received a bachelor's degree in
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agronomy from Fort Valley State College, a master's degree in
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crop physiology from the University of Georgia, and a
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doctorate in crop physiology from the University of Missouri,
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Columbia; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Jones began his academic career as a faculty
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member at the University of Minnesota in 1978, where he served
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as an internationally respected authority on plant physiology
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and a nationally recognized university administrator in a
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number of leadership roles for more than three decades; he
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then served as president of the University of Albany before
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becoming the first African American chancellor of UIUC in
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2016; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Jones played an integral role in enrollment
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at UIUC growing 26%, and he was instrumental in the university
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launching Illinois Commitment, which promises free tuition for

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any Illinois resident whose family income is below $75,000,
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establishing the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, which is
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the first engineering-based medical school in the world, and
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creating the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science and
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the Siebel Center for Design, among other accomplishments; he
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also led UIUC through the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing
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access to students and fostering the development of a
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saliva-based COVID-19 test for staff and students to rapidly
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receive results; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Jones' plan for UIUC included leading the
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university to embark on new strategies to draw together
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international scholars and professors, particularly in the
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global south, to help bring diverse experiences and viewpoints
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to solve the world's greatest challenges, further enhancing
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the university's profile as one of the country's premier
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research universities and as a magnet for talented students,
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faculty, staff, and researchers from across the State and
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around the world; and

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WHEREAS, Under Dr. Jones' leadership, UIUC has created a
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new vision as the flagship land-grant university for the 21st
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century while honoring and extending its long history of
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excellence and maintaining its timeless commitment to serving
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the people of Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Dr. Jones is a member of the American Academy of
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Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Society of
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Agronomy and the Crop Science Society of America, and he has
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served as chair of the Association of American Universities
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Board of Directors, the Association of Public and Land-grant
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Universities Board of Directors, and the Big Ten Council of
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Chancellors and Presidents; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Robert
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Jones, Ph.D. on concluding his tenure as chancellor of the
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and as vice
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president of the University of Illinois System after nine
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years of successful leadership; and be it further

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

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