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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate NASA Astronaut Dr. 
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Robert L. Satcher, Jr., on his November of 2009 first flight 
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into space; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was born September 22, 1965, in Hampton, 
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Virginia; he is married to the former D'Juanna O. White, MPH, 
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M.D. of New York, New York and they have two children; he 
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enjoys running, scuba diving, and reading; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He graduated from Denmark-Olar High School in 
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Denmark, South Carolina in 1982; he received a bachelor of 
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science degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts 
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Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1986; a doctor of philosophy 
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in chemical engineering from MIT in 1993; a doctorate of 
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medicine degree from Harvard Medical School in 1994; he 
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completed an internship and residency in orthopaedic surgery at 
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the University of California, San Francisco, in 2000; he did 
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postdoctoral research fellowships at MIT in 1994 and at the 
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University of California, Berkeley in 1998; and he completed a 
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fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at the University of 
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Florida in 2001; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, His professional qualifications include: the 
 


 






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American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; Illinois Medical 
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License; Texas Medical License;  Physicians and Surgeon's 
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Certificate; National Board of Medical Examiners; DEA 
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Authorization; Medical Board of California:  Physician 
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Assistant Supervisor; California Fluoroscopy X-Ray Supervisor 
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and Operator; ATLS and CPR Certifications; Professional 
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Association of Divers International (SCUBA; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He has served as  an Assistant Professor at The 
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Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, in the 
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery;  Dr. Satcher also held an 
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appointment as an Attending Physician in Orthopaedic Surgery at 
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Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, specializing in 
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Musculoskeletal Oncology; and has an Adjunct Appointment in The 
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Biomedical Engineering Department at Northeastern University 
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School of Engineering;  and
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Satcher was also a member of the Robert H. 
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Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Institute for 
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Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Advanced Medicine at 
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Northwestern University;  prior to this, he completed clinical 
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fellowships in Musculoskeletal Oncology at the University of 
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Florida; and as Schweitzer Fellow at the Albert Schweitzer 
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Hospital, Lambarene, Gabon;  Dr. Satcher also completed 
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numerous medical missions for outreach care to underserved 
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areas in Nicaraugua, Venezuala, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and 
 


 






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Gabon; and
 
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    WHEREAS, His prior experience in engineering includes 
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internships at E.I. DuPont deNemours & Company, Inc., 
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Wilmington, Delaware, in the Textile Fibers Research Group, and 
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the Polymer Products Division; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Satcher has been active in numerous community 
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organizations including Big Brother for Youth at Risk 
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Counseling Program, Department of Corrections, San Francisco, 
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California; Tutor for Black Student's Union Tutorial Program, 
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MIT; National Society of Black Engineers; American Institute of 
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Chemical Engineering; Supervising Adult for Cub Scout Camp for 
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Boys, Nashville, Tennessee; Open Airways Tutor (asthma 
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awareness); Proctor for Freshman Dormitory at Harvard 
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University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Lay Episcopal Minister 
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(primary responsibility is visiting sick and shut in members of 
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church) at St. Edmund's Episcopal Church, Chicago, and at St. 
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James Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He was selected by NASA in May 2004; in February 
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2006 he completed Astronaut Candidate Training that included 
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scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in 
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Shuttle and International Space Station systems, physiological 
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training, T-38 flight training, and water and wilderness 
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survival training; he completed his first flight on STS-129 in 
 


 






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November 2009 and has logged over 259 hours in space, including 
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12 hours and 19 minutes in 2 EVAs; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Dr. Satcher on his first flight into space and 
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wish him continued success for years to come; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to NASA Astronaut Dr. Robert Satcher, Jr., as a 
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symbol of our respect and esteem.