Illinois HR 281: CONGRATS-ROBERT JONES, PH.D.

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HR0281LRB104 13039 ECR 24854 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Robert Jones, Ph.D. on 

4the occasion of concluding his tenure as chancellor of the 

5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and as vice 

6president of the University of Illinois System; and

7 WHEREAS, Dr. Jones received a bachelor's degree in 

8agronomy from Fort Valley State College, a master's degree in 

9crop physiology from the University of Georgia, and a 

10doctorate in crop physiology from the University of Missouri, 

11Columbia; and

12 WHEREAS, Dr. Jones began his academic career as a faculty 

13member at the University of Minnesota in 1978, where he served 

14as an internationally respected authority on plant physiology 

15and a nationally recognized university administrator in a 

16number of leadership roles for more than three decades; he 

17then served as president of the University of Albany before 

18becoming the first African American chancellor of UIUC in 

192016; and

20 WHEREAS, Dr. Jones played an integral role in enrollment 

21at UIUC growing 26%, and he was instrumental in the university 

22launching Illinois Commitment, which promises free tuition for 

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1any Illinois resident whose family income is below $75,000, 

2establishing the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, which is 

3the first engineering-based medical school in the world, and 

4creating the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science and 

5the Siebel Center for Design, among other accomplishments; he 

6also led UIUC through the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing 

7access to students and fostering the development of a 

8saliva-based COVID-19 test