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12 | June 22, 2017 | The lake forest leader news
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College of Lake County trustee wins state award
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College of Lake County
Dr. William
M.
Griffin, of
Lake Forest,
a member
of the
College of
Lake County
Board
Griffin
of Trustees, has received
the 2017 ICCTA Gary W.
Davis Ethical Leadership
Award from the Illinois
Community College Trustees
Association.
“I am extremely grateful
for receiving this award,”
Griffin said. “It is truly
an honor to be recognized
at the state level and I’m
proud to serve a college
that has worked so diligently
to implement ethical
standards.”
Richard A. Anderson,
CLC board chair who
nominated Griffin for the
award said Griffin has
been a major part of stu-
Announcements
Happy couple celebrates
golden anniversary
Mary and Jim Connelly, of
Lake Forest, celebrated
their 50th wedding
anniversary on June 17
with family and friends
at Saint Mary’s Basilica
where they tied the knot
at some fifty years to the
day.
May you have many
more years of happiness
together.
From your loving
daughter.
dents success at the college.
“Dr. Griffin’s dedication,
commitment and accomplishments
as an ethical
leader have contributed
to the college’s obligation
to ensuring student success,
creating a campus
recognized at the state
and national levels for
our diversity initiatives
and establishing a strong
institutional culture built
on ethical leadership and
standards.”
Officials from ICCTA
announced the awards at
the organization’s annual
banquet June 3 in Normal,
Ill.
Under Griffin’s leadership
as CLC board chair,
the board approved and
implemented many policies
and initiatives. These
initiatives re-established
the annual appointment of
an ethics officer and transitioned
Freedom of Information
Act and Open Meetings
Act requests directly
to the president’s Office.
The board also endorsed a
new college accountability
report that measures how
well CLC has advanced
student success, served as
a steward of resources, engaged
the community and
fostered innovation.
“As a CLC board member
and alumnus, Dr. Griffin
has helped to ensure
that CLC remains a premier
community college,
with state-of-the-art learning
facilities,” Anderson
wrote. “He has provided
guidance and leadership in
developing a nearly $100
million operating budget
and set policies for strategic
direction and fiscal accountability.”
Founded in 1970, the
ICCTA is an organization
whose constituents are the
individual members of the
local boards of trustees of
each of Illinois’ community
college districts.
RIGHT: Mary and Jim
Connelly, of Lake Forest,
celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary
on June 17 at Saint
Mary’s Basilica. PHOTO
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