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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to honor Martin Koldyke on receiving the
4 Spirit of Erikson Institute Award on Saturday, May 2, 1998;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Erikson Institute is a graduate school and
7 research center for advance study in child development;
8 graduates of the Erikson Institute go on to work in schools,
9 daycare centers, hospitals, and social service organizations
10 where they impact many different people on a daily basis; and
11 WHEREAS, Martin Koldyke is the Chairman of Frontenac
12 Company in Chicago, a venture capital firm he founded in
13 1971; and
14 WHEREAS, Martin Koldyke was raised in Northville,
15 Michigan; he is a graduate of Purdue University and served as
16 a First Lieutenant in the United States Army Counter
17 Intelligence Corps; Mr. Koldyke currently serves on the
18 boards of Rand McNally & Co. and American Healthcorp, Inc.;
19 before founding Frontenac Company, Mr. Koldyke was a Vice
20 President and voting stockholder of Dean Witter & Company,
21 Inc.; and
22 WHEREAS, Martin Koldyke is the Chairman of the Chicago
23 School Finance Authority, appointed by both Mayor Daley and
24 Governor Edgar; he is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of
25 the Golden Apple Foundation for Excellence in Teaching; Mr.
26 Koldyke was appointed by President Clinton to serve on the
27 President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for
28 Hispanic Americans; he is the Chairman of the Board of
29 Trustees of Window to the World Communications, Inc.
30 (WTTW/Channel 11, WFMT Radio); he presently serves as a
31 Trustee of Northwestern University, Ravinia Festival
32 Association, and The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago; Mr. Koldyke
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1 is a member of The Commercial Club of Chicago; he formerly
2 served as an officer and director of The Economic Club of
3 Chicago and as a Trustee of The Brookings Institution, Choate
4 Rosemary Hall and Common Cause; he was a director of the
5 National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and chaired the
6 NVCA's Education Committee; and
7 WHEREAS, Mr. Koldyke has received many awards, including:
8 the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge "Honor Roll" in 1997,
9 the Jane Addams Hull House Association "Jane Addams Medal",
10 the Scholarship and Guidance Association "S&GA Youth Service
11 Award, and The Harvard Club of Chicago "Chicagoan of the
12 Year" award, all in 1996; the Crain's Chicago Business
13 "Executive of the Year", City Club of Chicago "Citizen of the
14 Year", and the Dartmouth Club of Chicago "Lux in Deserto"
15 award for contributions in education award, all in 1993;
16 Roosevelt University's "1992 Civic Achievement Award", the
17 Bank Street College of Education's "1992 President's Medal",
18 Ernst and Young and Merrill Lynch's "1992 Entrepreneur of the
19 Year" award, and the Industry Week magazine's "One of the
20 Nation's Ten Unsung Heroes Award", all in 1992; and
21 WHEREAS, Martin Koldyke and his wife Patricia Blunt
22 Koldyke reside in Chicago; together they have four children;
23 therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
26 congratulate Martin Koldyke on his great work and on
27 receiving the Spirit of Erikson Institute Award; and be it
28 further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to Martin Koldyke.