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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Nick Holonyak,
3 Jr., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the
4 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and resident of
5 Urbana, has been awarded a 2002 National Medal of Technology;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, Professor Holonyak earned a bachelor's degree in
8 1950, his master's degree in 1951, and his doctorate in 1954,
9 all from the University of Illinois; and
10 WHEREAS, Professor Holonyak has made major contributions
11 throughout his career in electrical engineering technology;
12 he was the inventor of the first practical light-emitting
13 diode and the first semiconductor laser in the visible
14 spectrum; and
15 WHEREAS, Professor Holonyak has achieved many honors,
16 including receiving the National Medal of Science in 1990,
17 the Japan Prize in 1995, and the 2003 Electrical and
18 Electronics Engineers Medal of Honor; Professor Holonyak is a
19 member of the National Academy of Engineering and of the
20 National Academy of Sciences and is a foreign member of the
21 Russian Academy of Sciences; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate Professor of Electrical and Computer
25 Engineering Nick Holonyak, Jr. on the recognition of his
26 important scientific contributions and his receipt of the
27 2002 National Medal of Technology; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Professor Holonyak as a token of our respect and
30 esteem.