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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 160
BY REPRESENTATIVE GUILLORY
A RESOLUTION
To commend Catherine Fontenot of Basile, a Louisiana State University Honors College
student, upon being named a Harry S. Truman Scholar.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Catherine Fontenot of Basile, a Louisiana
State University Honors College student, upon being named a Harry S. Truman Scholar; and
WHEREAS, the Truman Scholarship Foundation was established by congress in
1975 as the federal memorial to Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United
States, and awards scholarships for college students to attend graduate school in preparation
for careers in government or elsewhere in public service; and
WHEREAS, Truman Scholars receive up to thirty thousand dollars for graduate
study and priority admission and supplemental financial aid at some premier graduate
institutions, leadership training, career and graduate school counseling, and special
internship opportunities within the federal government; and
WHEREAS, one of only sixty-two students selected nationwide as Truman Scholars
this year, Ms. Fontenot is an LSU Honors College student and a biological sciences major
in the College of Science; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Fontenot has distinguished herself as an outstanding scholar and
citizen in a variety of endeavors, including researching primate genomes in Dr. Mark
Batzer's Laboratory of Comparative Genomics, studying poverty as a Louisiana Service and
Leadership Scholar, and working with the Volunteer Health Corps of Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, following her graduation from LSU in May of 2014, Ms. Fontenot plans
to pursue degrees in medicine and public health, concentrating on internal medicine,
infectious disease, and global health; and ENROLLEDHR NO. 160
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WHEREAS, Catherine Fontenot merits a special measure of appreciation for the
tremendous pride and honor she brings to Louisiana State University and to her family,
community, and state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Catherine Fontenot of Basile, a Louisiana
State University Honors College student, upon being named a Harry S. Truman Scholar,
does hereby recognize and record for posterity her exceptional academic achievements and
contributions to her fellow citizens, and does hereby extend to her best wishes for continued
success and happiness in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Catherine Fontenot.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES