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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to congratulate Dr. David H. Baker for
4 being selected as a new member of the National Academy of
5 Sciences; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Dr. Baker received a Bachelor of Arts from the
7 University of Illinois in 1961, a Master of Science from the
8 University of Illinois in 1963, and a Ph.D. from the University
9 of Illinois in 1965; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Dr. Baker is a Professor at the University of
11 Illinois, serving as Emeritus Professor of Animal Sciences; a
12 member of the faculty of the Department of Animal Sciences; and
13 Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine; his research at the
14 University of Illinois focuses on comparative nutrition and
15 nutrient utilization with nutrient-nutrient interactions of
16 special interest; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The National Academy of Sciences is a private
18 organization of scientists and engineers dedicated to the
19 furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare; the
20 Academy was established in 1863 by a congressional act of
21 incorporation signed by Abraham Lincoln that calls on the
22 Academy to act as an official adviser to the federal
23 government, upon request, in any matter of science or
24 technology; and
 
25     WHEREAS, On May 3, 2005, the National Academy of Sciences
26 elected Dr. Baker as one of 72 new members to the Academy in
27 recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements
28 in original research; therefore, be it
 
29     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1 we congratulate Dr. David H. Baker for being selected as a new
2 member of the National Academy of Sciences; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Dr. David H. Baker as a token of our respect and
5 esteem and with our best wishes for future success.