Bill Text: IL HR0140 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the photography student chapter at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale for being selected as the recipient of the prestigious annual Outstanding NPPA Student Chapter Award by the highly-respected National Press Photographers Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0140 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0140-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the photography | ||||||
4 | student chapter at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale | ||||||
5 | for being selected as the recipient of the prestigious annual | ||||||
6 | Outstanding NPPA Student Chapter Award by the highly-respected | ||||||
7 | National Press Photographers Association; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The chapter's publication of the book "4:56 A.M. | ||||||
9 | The Story of February 29, 2012 Tornado" was the central | ||||||
10 | activity that formed the chapter's entry for consideration of | ||||||
11 | the honor; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The 80-page volume was the work of 16 students and | ||||||
13 | 3 faculty members and showcased an excellent photographic | ||||||
14 | chronicle of the devastating impact the tornado had on many | ||||||
15 | southern Illinois communities, including Harrisburg and | ||||||
16 | Ridgeway; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The student achievements were also highlighted on | ||||||
18 | the NPPA Virtual Student blog; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The project also served to spark an effort to | ||||||
20 | speed the region's recovery through the sale of the book and | ||||||
21 | the donation of more than $20,000 to several relief funds in |
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1 | the hard hit region; and
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2 | WHEREAS, One of the NPPA board members declared that the | ||||||
3 | SIU chapter served as a national model for the organization's | ||||||
4 | student chapters; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The organization also praised the chapter's | ||||||
6 | outreach to photojournalists throughout the region with | ||||||
7 | continuing education programs and other forms of community | ||||||
8 | work; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The book is the sixth in a continuing series that | ||||||
10 | provide an in-depth examination through words and photographs | ||||||
11 | of many of the unique communities that dominate the region | ||||||
12 | known as Southern Illinois; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
14 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we applaud the work of the Southern Illinois University - | ||||||
16 | Carbondale students and faculty associated with the project and | ||||||
17 | congratulate the group for being selected as the best student | ||||||
18 | chapter in the United States by the National Press | ||||||
19 | Photographers Association; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the photography student chapter at SIU - |
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1 | Carbondale as an expression of our respect and esteem.
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