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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 Katie Washington 
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of Gary, Indiana on the occasion of being the first 
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African-American valedictorian at the University of Notre Dame 
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and for achieving a 4.0 grade point average; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Katie Washington majored in biological science 
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with a minor in Catholic social teaching at Notre Dame; she was 
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the valedictorian of her class at West Side High School in 
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Gary, Indiana in 2006; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Katie Washington has conducted research on lung 
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cancer at the Cold Springs Harbor labs and performed genetic 
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studies in the university's Eck Institute for Global Health on 
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the mosquito that carries dengue and yellow fever; she is the 
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co-author of a research paper regarding the ways that 
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mosquitoes that carry dengue and yellow fever transmit 
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infection and disease in Haiti with David Severson, a professor 
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of biological sciences; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, As a result of her stellar performance, Katie 
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Washington has been accepted at 5 different universities, 
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including Harvard University, and has been awarded a full 
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scholarship and a stipend for housing and living expenses; she 
 


 






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plans to pursue a joint M.D./Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University 
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while training as a physician scientist with the intention of 
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treating patients with various diseases; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Katie Washington's family, which includes her 
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parents, William Washington and Jean Tomlin, her brothers, Mark 
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and Vincent, and her sister, Terry, are all undoubtedly proud 
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of Katie and her many accomplishments; 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 Katie Washington for her many accomplishments and 
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wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be 
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it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Katie Washington as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.