ICCTA John M. Lewis Outstanding Legislator Award 2010 Recipient The Hon. William B. Black State representative, 104th District Illinois House of Representatives Bill Black's longtime support of community colleges predates his legislative career. A former student and teacher at Danville Area Community College, he joined the school's administration in 1976. He has worked with all of Danville's presidents (including founding president Mary Miller) and many of its trustees. Rep. Black was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1986. State Rep. William Black (third from left) receives ICCTA's 2010 John M. Lewis Outstanding Legislator Award from ICCTA vice president David Harby, ICCTA Government Relations Committee chair Jim Ayers, and ICCTA president Barbara Oilschlager. He has served on many House committees affecting education, including Higher Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, and Education Appropriations. During committee hearings, he often educates his colleagues on the mission of community colleges. As a result, he quickly earned a reputation as the statewide voice of community colleges in the General Assembly. Rep. Black has sponsored hundreds of bills affecting community colleges, from "shell" bills dealing with technical changes to critically important legislation involving ethics, local board control, funding formulas, academic issues, the Open Meetings Act, and capital appropriations issues. Rep. Black currently serves in the House as Assistant Minority Leader. He will retire at the end of the 96th General Assembly in January 2011. For additional information on the Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award, please contact Kim Villanueva at 1-800-454-2282, ext. 1. Illinois Community College Trustees Association 401 E. Capitol Ave., Suite 200 Springfield, IL 62701-1711 217-528-2858 (phone) 217-528-8662 (fax) ICCTA@communitycolleges.org (e-mail) http://www.communitycolleges.org | Home | News | Events | Links |