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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Martha U. Gillette,
4 professor of cell and structural biology at the University of
5 Illinois Urbana-Champaign, for receiving the Women in
6 Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Women in Neuroscience, an international
8 organization formed to promote the advancement of women in the
9 field of neuroscience at all levels, awards the Mika Salpeter
10 Lifetime Achievement Award annually to one recipient;
11 qualifications for receiving the award include: sustained
12 exceptional achievements in neuroscience as evidenced by
13 publications, inventions, or awards; service to the
14 neuroscience profession through related organizations;
15 recognition at national or international levels as a scientist,
16 educator, businessperson, or administrator in neuroscience;
17 demonstration of a high degree of imagination, innovation, and
18 initiative in the pursuit of neuroscience; an unusual
19 dedication to facilitating the entry, mentoring, and
20 advancement of young women in the field of neuroscience; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Dr. Gillette is exceptionally qualified for this
22 award; she is head of the Department of Cell and Structural
23 Biology and a professor of cell and structural biology and
24 molecular and integrative physiology at the University of
25 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; she has an appointment to the
26 Institute for Genomic Biology; she co-chairs two Chancellor's
27 Cross-Campus Initiatives; her work includes ground-breaking
28 research in the field of sleep disorders; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Dr. Gillette has been a member of the University
30 of Illinois faculty since 1989; since 1986 she has been a
31 mentor to female medical scholars and female graduate and
32 postdoctoral researchers; Dr. Gillette was instrumental in

 

 

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1 creating opportunities for women at Cornell University in
2 Ithaca, New York; she is the associate editor of the journal
3 "Sleep"; she is the vice-president of the National Sleep
4 Foundation and is the President of the Society for Research on
5 Biological Rhythms; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate Dr. Martha U. Gillette on her recent award and
9 recognize her as an asset to the University of Illinois and to
10 the State of Illinois as a whole; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Dr. Gillette as a token of our respect and esteem
13 and with our best wishes for future success in her respective
14 field.