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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish
3		to congratulate Susan E. Richter for her designation as the
4		82nd recipient of the First Citizen Award by the Danville
5		Chapter of American Business Clubs, Inc.; and
6		WHEREAS, William L. White founded the first American
7		Business Club in Birmingham, Alabama in 1922 as a service
8		organization for business professionals; that first club had 50
9		members, who adopted the motto of "Shoulders Together", which
10		is still used today; and
11		WHEREAS, In 1932, the Danville Chapter of AMBUCS started
12		presenting an annual award to a community member in recognition
13		of outstanding community service; and
14		WHEREAS, Susan Richter began working in 1976 as a volunteer
15		and gift shop manager at the Vermilion County Museum Society in
16		Danville; she became the Museum's curator in 1990 and its
17		Director in 1991; she has also been the co-editor of the
18		Museum's quarterly magazine, "The Heritage", since 1981; and
19		WHEREAS, Susan Richter has been instrumental in the
20		planning and implementation of the Vermilion County Museum's
21		Historical School, which is used by all third graders in

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1		Danville's School District 118 and most other county schools to
2		meet local history programming requirements set by the State;
3		and
4		WHEREAS, From August of 1999 until August of 2000, Susan
5		Richter served as chairwoman of the Museum's fundraising
6		committee to build the new museum building, which was
7		subsequently completed in 2002; she also served as a co-chair
8		for the Museum's 50th anniversary celebration and fundraising
9		campaign from September of 2013 until May of 2015; and
10		WHEREAS, Susan Richter has fostered strong working
11		relationships between the Museum Society and other
12		organizations throughout Vermilion County, resulting in
13		collaborations with 21 other organizations to produce projects
14		and programs within the Museum's mission scope; and
15		WHEREAS, From 1987 to 2008, Susan Richter served on the
16		Illinois Association of Museum Board of Directors, where she
17		held the positions of Director-at-Large, Secretary, and Region
18		2 Director; she also served on the Board of Directors for the
19		Illinois State Archives from 2007 to 2013; and
20		WHEREAS, Susan Richter served as the president of the
21		Danville Garden Club from 1989 to 1990; she also served as
22		president-elect from 1987 to 1989 and as treasurer from 1999 to

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1		2015; and
2		WHEREAS, Susan Richter served as president of the Women's
3		Council of Muncie Baptist Church for 17 years; she also taught
4		an adult Sunday school class for 22 years and a children's
5		Sunday school class for 10 years; she is also the chairwoman of
6		the Memorial Committee and a member of the Christian Education
7		Board and the MBC Annex Board; and
8		WHEREAS, Susan Richter is a former board member of the
9		Danville YWCA, where she also served as secretary, treasurer,
10		and as the chairwoman of the fundraising committee; and
11		WHEREAS, Susan Richter currently serves on the Red Mask
12		Players board as treasurer and previously served on that board
13		as secretary and as the chair of the scholarship committee; she
14		also serves on the Spring Hill Cemetery Board as the board
15		secretary and a member of the Danville Executive Club; and
16		WHEREAS, Susan Richter has been honored over the years with
17		many distinguished and deserved awards associated with the
18		Museum; in 1997, she earned the Illinois State DAR Award for
19		Best Program; she was also named "Woman of the Year" by the
20		American Association of University Women in 1999 and received
21		the Old Towne Preservation Legacy Award for Historical
22		Preservation in 2013; therefore, be it

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1		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2		NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3		thank Susan E. Richter for her many years of service to the
4		people of Danville and Vermilion County and congratulate her
5		for being honored as the 82nd First Citizen Award recipient by
6		the Danville Chapter of American Business Clubs, Inc.; and be
7		it further
8		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9		presented to Susan Richter as an expression of our
10		congratulations and appreciation for her service to others.