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92_HR0931
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize notable achievements
4 of citizens from the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Dennis G.
6 Petty has been selected as Social Worker of the Year by the
7 National Association of Social Workers-Springfield District;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Petty is the Lead Administrator of the
10 Lutheran Child and Family Services-Central Region in
11 Springfield; he has been a counseling supervisor for the past
12 five years; prior to that, he worked at Catholic Charities
13 for nine years; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Petty received his Masters in social work
15 from the University of Illinois in 1980; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Petty has been an active member of the
17 National Association of Social Workers for over 15 years; he
18 is a Lutheran Child and Family Services Social Worker, an
19 Approved Supervisor and Clinical Member of the American
20 Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and holds a Type
21 73 School Social Work Certificate; he also serves as a
22 Clinical Supervisor for the Lutheran Child and Family
23 Services' Central Illinois Family Counseling Program; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Petty has been a foster parent, a trainer,
25 and a member of the Governor's Child Welfare Committee on
26 Family First; he served as President of the Human Services
27 Education Council (HSEC) from 1994 to 1998; and
28 WHEREAS, Dennis Petty has a part-time practice; for the
29 past six years he has been affiliated with Psychiatric
30 Associates of Central Illinois; he also volunteers at the
31 Inner City Mission, a local emergency shelter in Springfield;
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1 and
2 WHEREAS, Dennis and his wife, Sue, reside in Rochester;
3 therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Dennis G. Petty on being named as the Social
7 Worker of the Year by the National Association of Social
8 Workers-Springfield District; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Dennis G. Petty as an expression of our esteem.