| 1 | 1 | | *HR1514* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: Andrade, Harris |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION congratulating R. Louie |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2 Gonzalez on his retirement. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 3 Whereas, R. Louie Gonzalez has spent a lifetime serving the |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4 community of Northwest Indiana, where he has spent most of |
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| 11 | 11 | | 5 his 42-year professional career working in higher education; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 6 Whereas, He graduated from Calumet College of St. Joseph, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 7 earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Business |
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| 14 | 14 | | 8 Administration, and received a Master's Degree in Public |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 Administration from Indiana University Northwest; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 Whereas, His career began as a recruiter for both Calumet |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 College and Indiana University Northwest, and that work is |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 how he discovered his calling to serve in higher education; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 Whereas, In 2023, after more than 35 years of service, Louie |
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| 20 | 20 | | 20242233 |
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| 21 | 21 | | HR 1514/DI 140 2024 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1 retired from Ivy Tech Community College, the largest singly |
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| 23 | 23 | | 2 accredited community college in the country; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 3 Whereas, During his time at Ivy Tech, he served in many |
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| 25 | 25 | | 4 roles, including as President of the East Chicago Campus for |
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| 26 | 26 | | 5 10 years, and as Chancellor of the newly formed Lake County |
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| 27 | 27 | | 6 Campus overseeing the Gary, East Chicago, and Crown Point |
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| 28 | 28 | | 7 locations from 2017 to 2023; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 8 Whereas, As Chancellor, he successfully organized the three |
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| 30 | 30 | | 9 locations, Gary, East Chicago, and Crown Point, into one |
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| 31 | 31 | | 10 cohesive campus operation, which now serves from 3,700 to |
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| 32 | 32 | | 11 4,100 students, with 250 employees and a budget of |
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| 33 | 33 | | 12 approximately $20 million; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 13 Whereas, Under his leadership, Ivy Tech's Lake County |
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| 35 | 35 | | 14 campuses have launched the largest welding lab out of all 19 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 15 Ivy Tech campuses and a new cybersecurity program through |
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| 37 | 37 | | 16 Calumet College of St. Joseph; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 17 Whereas, Although he has retired from Ivy Tech, Louie |
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| 39 | 39 | | 18 Gonzalez continues his life of faith, service, and dedication |
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| 40 | 40 | | 19 through his work in ministry and by serving on the boards of |
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| 41 | 41 | | 20 the Urban League of Northwest Indiana, Community |
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| 42 | 42 | | 21 Foundation of Northwest Indiana, St. Catherine Hospital, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 22 Calumet College of Saint Joseph, and Valparaiso University; |
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| 44 | 44 | | 23 and |
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| 45 | 45 | | 24 Whereas, R. Louie Gonzalez has shown a passion for higher |
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| 46 | 46 | | 25 education and ensuring that all Hoosiers have access to a |
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| 47 | 47 | | 26 strong and enriching education: Therefore, |
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| 48 | 48 | | 27 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 28 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 29 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 51 | 51 | | 30 congratulates R. Louie Gonzalez on his retirement. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 31 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 53 | 53 | | 32 Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to State |
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| 54 | 54 | | 33 Representative Mike Andrade for distribution. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 20242233 |
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| 56 | 56 | | HR 1514/DI 140 2024 |
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