HR1003 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Haley Linder, Class of 2014, Hampshire High School, is a senior studying animal sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia; and

WHEREAS, Haley Linder was recently awarded an Outstanding Senior in Animal Sciences award from the Division of Animal Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri; and

WHEREAS, In addition to this prestigious award, Haley Linder is also a University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine Pre-Veterinary Medicine Scholar; this program provides early assurance of admission to the MU College of Veterinary Medicine to selected students pursuing undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia campus; and

WHEREAS, Haley Linder was on the College of Arts and Science's Dean's List the spring semester of her freshman year, the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources' Dean's List the fall and spring semesters of her sophomore and junior years and the fall semester of her senior year; and

WHEREAS, Haley Linder has won other significant awards, including the Mark Twain Non-resident Scholarship, which is awarded to non-residents with a score of 30 or higher on the ACT and a ranking in the top 25 percent of their high school graduation class; she was a runner up in the 2018 Miss Ozark Rodeo Association Pageant and a winner in the categories of speech, interview, personality, and photogenic; she won the MU Award for Academic Distinction in 2018, which recognized her for her intellectual curiosity, her significant contributions to the academic atmosphere, and her ability to seek knowledge outside of the classroom; and

WHEREAS, Haley Linder has volunteered with Freedom Wind Farm, where she helped with the care of rehabilitated and retired horses, the Kendall Road Equine Hospital, where she cared for inpatient and outpatient horses, the D and D Farm Animal Sanctuary, where she worked with exotic animals, Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center, where she worked with horses, and the Raptor Rehabilitation Program, where she fed and cared for resident birds; and

WHEREAS, Haley Linder's extracurricular activities include membership in the University of Missouri Pre-Vet Club, the Kappa Delta Sorority, the University of Missouri Dairy Club, Alpha Chi Sigma, and the University of Missouri Dairy Challenge Team; she participates in Lucy Lab Undergraduate Research, the US Dairy Education and Training Consortium, and the Academic Quadrathlon, where she placed first overall with a team from the University of Missouri; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Haley Linder on her past and present achievements and wish her continued success; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Haley Linder as an expression of our esteem and respect.