Bill Text: IL HR0071 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Dr. Nancy Taft for her commitment to women's health issues.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0071 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0071-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize Dr. Nancy Taft for her | ||||||
4 | commitment to women's health issues; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Nancy Taft currently serves as Medical | ||||||
6 | Director of the Comprehensive Breast Health Center at the | ||||||
7 | Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers, which | ||||||
8 | performs outreach and education for women with breast cancer | ||||||
9 | and their families; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Nancy Taft received her associate's degree in | ||||||
11 | science and nursing in 1984, her bachelor's degree in nursing | ||||||
12 | from Southern Illinois University in 1988, and her Doctor of | ||||||
13 | Medicine from the Southern Illinois University School of | ||||||
14 | Medicine in 1999; she completed her general surgery internship | ||||||
15 | at the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2000 and her general | ||||||
16 | surgery residency there in 2004; in 2009, she completed the | ||||||
17 | Northwestern University Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship; | ||||||
18 | she is a member of multiple professional societies; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Dr. Nancy Taft is a Lt. Colonel in the United | ||||||
20 | States Army; she has served 2 tours of duty as a trauma | ||||||
21 | surgeon; she was deployed in Afghanistan during Operation | ||||||
22 | Enduring Freedom in 2009, and again in Afghanistan in 2013; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dr. Nancy Taft will be honored at a celebration on | ||||||
2 | February 15, 2015 at which she will share her journey as a | ||||||
3 | mother, soldier, and surgeon; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | recognize Dr. Nancy Taft for her commitment to women's health | ||||||
7 | issues and thank her for her service to her country; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Dr. Nancy Taft as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
11 | respect.
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