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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jeffrey Arnold on | ||||||
4 | the occasion of being inducted into the 2008 All-USA Community | ||||||
5 | College Academic First Team by USA Today; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Arnold was selected by USA Today as one of | ||||||
7 | 20 members of the All-USA Community College Academic First | ||||||
8 | Team; students named to the First Team have not only excelled | ||||||
9 | in academics but have also used their abilities to improve | ||||||
10 | their campus and/or community; in addition, the students must | ||||||
11 | write an essay describing an endeavor that they have undertake | ||||||
12 | for the improvement of their surroundings; for winning this | ||||||
13 | prestigious designation, he received a trophy and a $2,500 | ||||||
14 | scholarship at the President's Breakfast during the American | ||||||
15 | Association of Community Colleges convention in Philadelphia; | ||||||
16 | and
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17 | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Arnold is studying physics at Parkland | ||||||
18 | Community College in Champaign, where he has maintained a 4.0 | ||||||
19 | GPA; he is a United States Army veteran and served a year in | ||||||
20 | Iraq in 2005; he also started a math club and works as a peer | ||||||
21 | tutor; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Arnold was honored for his involvement in |
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1 | a peer tutoring program at Parkland and his involvement in Phi | ||||||
2 | Theta Kappa activities, including the coordination of campus | ||||||
3 | involvement in a tutoring program as a way to expose his | ||||||
4 | classmates to different cultures; today the tutoring program | ||||||
5 | has 20 to 30 college students serving as tutors to nearly 50 | ||||||
6 | immigrant children every week; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Arnold also serves as a mentor with Big | ||||||
8 | Brothers Big Sisters, another testament of his dedication to | ||||||
9 | serving his community; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Jeffrey Arnold serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
11 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
12 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
14 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
15 | congratulate Jeffrey Arnold on the occasion of being inducted | ||||||
16 | into the 2008 All-USA Community College Academic First Team and | ||||||
17 | wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | ||||||
18 | it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to Jeffrey Arnold as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
21 | respect.
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