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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois wish to congratulate Dr. David H. Baker for |
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| being selected as a new member of the National Academy of |
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| Sciences; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Baker received a Bachelor of Arts from the |
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| University of Illinois in 1961, a Master of Science from the |
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| University of Illinois in 1963, and a Ph.D. from the University |
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| of Illinois in 1965; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Baker is a Professor at the University of |
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| Illinois, serving as Emeritus Professor of Animal Sciences; a |
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| member of the faculty of the Department of Animal Sciences; and |
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| Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine; his research at the |
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| University of Illinois focuses on comparative nutrition and |
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| nutrient utilization with nutrient-nutrient interactions of |
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| special interest; and
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| WHEREAS, The National Academy of Sciences is a private |
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| organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to the |
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| furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare; the |
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| Academy was established in 1863 by a congressional act of |
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| incorporation signed by Abraham Lincoln that calls on the |
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| Academy to act as an official adviser to the federal |
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| government, upon request, in any matter of science or |
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| technology; and
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| WHEREAS, On May 3, 2005, the National Academy of Sciences |
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| elected Dr. Baker as one of 72 new members to the Academy in |
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| recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements |
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| in original research; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |