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HR1178 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jacob Lane on the
4 occasion of being inducted into the All-USA Community College
5 Academic First Team by USA Today; and

6     WHEREAS, Jacob Lane was selected by USA Today as one of 20
7 members of the All-USA Community College Academic First Team;
8 students named to the First Team have not only excelled in
9 academics but have also used their abilities to improve their
10 campus and/or community; in addition, the students must write
11 an essay describing an endeavor that they have undertake for
12 the improvement of their surroundings; and

13     WHEREAS, Jacob Lane is currently a political science and
14 law student at Danville Area Community College, where he is a
15 Presidential Scholar and maintains a 4.0 GPA; and

16     WHEREAS, Jacob Lane is the first Danville Area Community
17 College student to make the team; for winning this prestigious
18 designation, he received a trophy and a $2,500 scholarship at
19 the President's Breakfast during the American Association of
20 Community Colleges convention in Philadelphia; in addition, he
21 was named a New Century Scholar for having received the most
22 points out of all Illinois applicants, for which he was given

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1 another $2,000 scholarship; and

2     WHEREAS, Jacob Lane was honored for co-founding the College
3 Republicans on his campus in 2007 as a way to stimulate
4 political participation; he also helped revive his school's
5 student government association; and

6     WHEREAS, Jacob Lane is a member of the percussion section
7 of the Danville Municipal Band and is an Eagle Scout, the Boy
8 Scouts of America's highest honor; he hopes to become a lawyer
9 and run for Congress in the future; and

10     WHEREAS, Jacob Lane serves as a model of hard work,
11 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
12 Illinois; therefore, be it

13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 congratulate Jacob Lane on the occasion of being inducted into
16 the All-USA Community College Academic First Team and wish him
17 continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
18 further

19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Jacob Lane as a symbol of our esteem and respect.

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