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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives is pleased | ||||||
| 3 | to congratulate the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy's | ||||||
| 4 | students, staff, faculty, and alumni on the 25th anniversary of | ||||||
| 5 | the Academy; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy's | ||||||
| 7 | distinctive contributions to the State of Illinois, the nation, | ||||||
| 8 | and the world in the fields of science, technology, engineering | ||||||
| 9 | and mathematics (STEM), education and other fields are | ||||||
| 10 | deserving of recognition as well; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, The Academy is a State, national and global leader | ||||||
| 12 | in diverse STEM talent development, student inquiry and | ||||||
| 13 | research, student achievement, professional development for | ||||||
| 14 | educators, and the design of innovative teaching and learning | ||||||
| 15 | environments and practices;
and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Academy programs and services for students, | ||||||
| 17 | teachers, and other educators are delivered at its campus in | ||||||
| 18 | Aurora, through its field offices in Chicago, Metro East, and | ||||||
| 19 | Rock Island, at various other sites throughout Illinois, and | ||||||
| 20 | on-line; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, In 2011-2012, the Academy is celebrating its 25th | ||||||
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| 1 | Anniversary year and a distinguished quarter of a century of | ||||||
| 2 | inspiring, challenging, and nurturing students who are | ||||||
| 3 | talented in mathematics and science to realize their | ||||||
| 4 | extraordinary potential, live ethical and exemplary lives of | ||||||
| 5 | service, and advance the human condition;
and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, In the past 25 years, the Academy, inspired by Dr. | ||||||
| 7 | Leon Lederman, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics in | ||||||
| 8 | 1988, has graduated nearly 5,000 students, served thousands of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois teachers and students in its statewide outreach | ||||||
| 10 | programs, attracted considerable private sector support, and | ||||||
| 11 | brought positive national and global recognition to the State | ||||||
| 12 | of Illinois; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Recent examples of the Academy and it's | ||||||
| 14 | recognition include: the Academy was named the nationwide | ||||||
| 15 | winner of the Intel Star Innovator Award; its student teams | ||||||
| 16 | received the highest ranking possible in the annual | ||||||
| 17 | international High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling; | ||||||
| 18 | and the Academy and several State agencies collaborated to | ||||||
| 19 | develop and facilitate the Illinois Innovation Talent Program | ||||||
| 20 | which fosters partnerships between industry and Illinois high | ||||||
| 21 | schools; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, The Academy will continue to develop diverse STEM | ||||||
| 23 | talent, student and alumni researchers, entrepreneurs, | ||||||
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| 1 | engineers, physicians, technologists, and leaders in all | ||||||
| 2 | fields who will tackle challenges such as developing | ||||||
| 3 | sustainable energy, discovering cures and treatments for | ||||||
| 4 | dreaded human ailments, inventing new products and services | ||||||
| 5 | that change the way people live, learn, and work, and who will | ||||||
| 6 | help our State and nation compete and collaborate effectively | ||||||
| 7 | in the global arena; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The Academy also will continue to be a catalyst | ||||||
| 9 | and laboratory for the advancement of teaching and stimulating | ||||||
| 10 | excellence for all Illinois schools in mathematics and science; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate Dr. Leon Lederman, the Academy's current and | ||||||
| 15 | past Presidents, Dr. Glenn W. "Max" McGee and Dr. Stephanie | ||||||
| 16 | Pace Marshall, respectively, and all trustees, staff, faculty, | ||||||
| 17 | students, alumni, parents, and partners of the Illinois | ||||||
| 18 | Mathematics and Science Academy for 25 years of success, | ||||||
| 19 | leadership, and innovation; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That we wish the Academy well in all its future | ||||||
| 21 | endeavors to ignite and nurture creative, ethical scientific | ||||||
| 22 | minds that will advance the human condition; and be it further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Dr. Glenn McGee and the Illinois Mathematics and | ||||||
| 3 | Science Academy as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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