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This resolution congratulates Dr. Christopher "Chris" Stohr on being named the 2025-2026 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer by the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG), recognizing his extensive 40-year professional career in geology, which includes significant work in the midwestern United States, South America, and Africa. The resolution highlights Dr. Stohr's academic background, including degrees from Saint Joseph's College and Purdue University, and details his professional accomplishments such as conducting dam inventories, hazardous waste site studies, and research at the Illinois State Geological Survey on topics ranging from landslides to carbon dioxide sequestration. It also acknowledges his international humanitarian work, including a Fulbright Senior Specialist role in Egypt, his professional certifications in Illinois and Oregon, and his service on the Champaign County Board and Mahomet Aquifer Council. As the Jahns Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Stohr is expected to promote student awareness of environmental and engineering geology through annual lectures and visits to AEG chapters, and the resolution expresses the Illinois House of Representatives' respect and esteem by offering to present him with a copy of the document.

https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=570&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HR&SessionID=114&GA=104