honors and awards

• Chairperson, US Green Building Council 50 for 50 Green Schools Caucus Initiative Advisory Council
• Member, Task Force on Conservation and Quality of the Great Lakes
• Member, Energy and Healthcare Committees, National Conference of State Legislatures
• Member, Midwest-Canada Relations Committee, Midwestern Legislative Conference, Council of State Governments
• Illinois General Assembly Conference of Women Legislators, Co-Chair 2007-2008
• Vice Chair of Environmental Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures
• Member, Illinois House Aboveground Storage Tank Task Force
• Member, Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Underage Drinking Prevention Task Force
• Acorn Award, Nature Conservancy
• 2006 and 2008 Best Legislative Voting Record Award, Independent Voters of Illinois
• Environmental Leadership Award, Illinois Environmental Council
• 2008 Catch Your Breath Legacy Award, Respiratory Health Association
• Lake County After School Coalition Advisory Board member
• North Suburban Library System Legislator of the Year
• North Suburban Special Recreation Association Legislator of the Year
• Illinois Association of Park Districts, Legislator of the Year for 2006
• Vice Chairperson of the Healthcare Availability and Access Committee
  
• Anixter Center Legislator of the Year
• AutismOne Vision and Dedication Certificate
• Center for Enriched Living Visionary Award
• Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago Certificate of Appreciation
• 100% Environmental Voting Record, Illinois Environmental Council
• Friend of Consumers Award, ICCT
• Glenkirk Legislator of the Year, 2007
• Illinois Association of Firefighters Appreciation Award
• Illinois Citizens for Handgun Control, A+ Rating
• Illinois High School & College Drivers Education Association Certificate of Appreciation
• SWALCO Board of Directors Resolution of Recognition
• Yellow Rose Award (Support of Equal Rights Amendment), AAUW