The ICCTA Board of Representatives took the following actions at its Sept. 14, 2002, meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Illinois:

• Unanimously approved a resolution honoring Rich Anderson (Lake County) for his outstanding leadership as ICCTA’s 2001 - 2002 president;
  
  
• Adopted a resolution of support for the recommendations of the Illinois Community College Board’s July 2002 Funding Study Task Force;
  
  
• Welcomed John Maloney as ICCTA’s newest Associate Member;
  
  
• Learned that ICCTA’s November seminar will focus on board/ president relations;
  
  
• Encouraged trustees to submit suggestions for ICCTA’s 2003 legislative agenda;
  
  
• Were informed that the Illinois General Assembly will hold its fall veto session on Nov. 19 - 21 and Dec. 3 - 5;
  
  
• Were reminded of the Association of Community College Trustees’ Sept. 18 - 21 convention in Philadelphia. Jim Ayers (Parkland) and Dave Maguire (Spoon River) are candidates for the ACCT board, and Barbara Oilschlager (Lake County) is running for the Central Region Nominating Committee;
  
  
• Heard that the results of the statewide Economic Impact Study will be announced on Sept. 24 at press conferences in Springfield and Chicago;
  
  
• Were updated on student voter registration drives planned for Sept. 30 - Oct. 4. ICCTA is co-sponsoring this initiative with the ICCB Student Advisory Committee;
  
  
• Received a report on the first meeting of the ICCB Adult Education Funding Task Force. John O’Keefe (Logan) and Patrick Botterman (Harper) represent ICCTA on this committee; and
  
  Learned that ICCB will host systemwide video conferences with gubernatorial candidates Jim Ryan and Rod Blagojevich in the next few weeks.
  

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