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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 55
BY SENATOR CHEEK
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Charlotte Gates on being the recipient of the prestigious
Fulbright Fellowship.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana has
learned of the great honor bestowed upon Louisiana State University senior, Charlotte Gates,
who has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Gates, a psychology major and student in the Honors College,
will graduate in May, 2010 and plans to pursue a Ph.D.; and
WHEREAS, the fellowship will allow Charlotte Gates to travel to Toulouse, France,
where she will study the curious phenomenon of Synesthesia at CNRS, the National Center
for Scientific Research, a field of study which is relatively new with only a few other
prominent research centers in England, and Australia; and
WHEREAS, Charlotte Gates grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana, and graduated from
Caddo Magnet High School; and
WHEREAS, each year the Fulbright Fellowship Program, which is administered by
the United States Department of State and assisted by the Institute of International
Education, allows more than one thousand one hundred Americans to study and conduct
research in over one hundred forty countries; and
WHEREAS, the program is designed to give recent graduates opportunities for
personal and professional development, including international experience; and
WHEREAS, study proposals may include university course work, classes in a music
conservatory or art school, independent research, classroom teaching, or a combination
thereof; and
WHEREAS, the success of our country, the strength of our communities, and the
overall vitality of American society depend, in great measure, upon young adults like
Charlotte Gates who continue to strive for a better tomorrow. SR NO. 55 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Charlotte Gates upon being awarded the prestigious
Fulbright Fellowship, and on her numerous outstanding achievements.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be presented to
Charlotte Gates.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE