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91_HR0937
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Delores
3 Newman, M.S. will be retiring on December 31, 2000 from her
4 position of Associate Secretary for the Department of Human
5 Services; and
6 WHEREAS, On May 10, 1999, Ms. Newman, M.S., was appointed
7 by the Governor of Illinois, to the position of Associate
8 Secretary, for the Department of Human Services; and
9 WHEREAS, Prior to this appointment, in 1995, Ms. Newman
10 was appointed to the position of Facility Director/Network
11 Manager at the Tinley Park Mental Health Center making her
12 responsible for the Counties of Will, Grundy, Kankakee, South
13 Suburban and South Cook; during her tenure as Network
14 Manager, many positive changes occured in the overall
15 structure and operation of this network; she has served the
16 Department for 34 years in various capacities; and
17 WHEREAS, Delores Newman, M.S. began her career as a Child
18 Care Aide at the Illinois Pediatric Institute; over the years
19 she acquired in-service training and experience which
20 resulted in advancing to the following classifications:
21 Mental Health Specialist, Labor Relations Administrator,
22 Administrative Assistant, Mental Health Administrator and
23 Community Systems Liaison; and
24 WHEREAS, Delores Newman, M.S. received her B.A. Degree
25 from Chicago State University and completed her Master's
26 Degree in Health Management; she served as the Executive
27 Assistant to five facility directors at Madden Mental Health
28 Center for over 16 years; prior to joining the staff at
29 Tinley Park Mental Health Center, she served as the Assistant
30 Facility Director at Chicago-Read Mental Health Center; and
31 WHEREAS, The distinguished honors and awards that Delores
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1 Newman, M.S. has received over the years include: Who's Who
2 in Government Services, Outstanding Life Experience
3 Achievement Award from Chicago State University, Honor Award
4 in the Study of Coiffure Designing, Certificate of
5 Appreciation for Outstanding Services and Contribution to
6 Volunteer Clergy, Certificate of Special Recognition from
7 Community Mental Health Council, a nomination by the Will
8 County Health Department for the Robert Wood Johnson
9 Community Health Leadership Program 1998 Award, Faculty
10 Appointment to the University of Chicago's Department of
11 Psychiatry as a Lecturer in 1998, Women of Excellence Award
12 in 1998, and a nomination for "Women at the Top of the Game"
13 in October, 1999; and
14 WHEREAS, Delores Newman's, M.S. publications include: "A
15 Valuable Resource for a Restricted Health Care Economy",
16 "Analyzing Employees' Attitudes in Regards to the Performance
17 Appraisal Process", and "A View into a Modern State Operated
18 Mental Health Facility - The Madden Zone Center"; therefore,
19 be it
20 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22 we commend Delores Newman, M.S. for her dedicated service in
23 the field of Mental Health Services and on her retirement
24 from the Department of Human Services; and be it further
25 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to Delores Newman, M.S. as an expression of our
27 esteem.