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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO'S MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION FALL 2013 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
WHEREAS, on April 17, 2014, Professor Pipal and several of his students submitted a completed Survey of selected historical resources located on property owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (the "Preserves"); and
WHEREAS, sites were determined, in collaboration with personnel from the Facilities & Fleet Department of the Preserves; and
WHEREAS, students were divided into four teams of three persons each; and
WHEREAS, teams were then assigned resources based on geographic proximity; and
WHEREAS, a customized survey data form was designed and utilized for information collection; and
WHEREAS, students visited each site, developed written descriptions of each resource and conducted additional research where readily available; and
WHEREAS, a recommendation was made as to each historic resource's level of integrity (how much it had been altered over time), its physical condition, its estimated age and available historic information; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Professor Pipal, and the survey team members Jackie DeThorne, Rebeca Fernandez, Jackie Kenyon, Natalia Kwiatkowska, Kelsey Lindquist, Megan Lydon, Erica Ruggiero, Natalia Sanchez Hernandez, Jeremy Spates, Brittany Walker, Erin Weevers and Lydia Woods (collectively, the "Survey Team") have provided valuable data to the Preserves; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Arnold L. Randall, General Superintendent; Toni Preckwinkle, President; and the Board of Commissioners of the Preserves hereby thank and congratulate Professor Pipal and the Survey Team members for their service in the Reconnaissance Level Survey of Historical Resources presented to the Preserves.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be presented to Professor Pipal and the Survey Team as a token of appreciation for their serv...
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