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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 35
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate Paxton Turner of Baton Rouge on being selected as
Honorable Mention in the Goldwater Scholarship competition.
WHEREAS, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his
country for fifty-six years as a soldier and statesman, including thirty years of service in the
United States Senate; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the program is to provide a continuing source of highly
qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college
students who intend to pursue careers in these fields; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and
Excellence in Education Foundation awarded two hundred seventy-one scholarships for the
2013-2014 academic year to undergraduate sophomores and juniors from the United States;
and
WHEREAS, recipients of the Goldwater Scholarships were selected on the basis of
academic merit from a field of one thousand one hundred seven mathematics, science, and
engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities
nationwide; and
WHEREAS, Paxton Turner of Baton Rouge was named as an Honorable Mention
by the Goldwater Foundation; and
WHEREAS, he is a mathematics major at Louisiana State University who will
graduate in 2015 and hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in pure mathematics; and
WHEREAS, Paxton's goal is to conduct research in algebraic geometry and to teach
at the university level; and
WHEREAS, Paxton Turner merits the utmost respect for the exemplary strides he
has taken in his pursuit of academic excellence, and for the tremendous honor and pride that
he brings to his family, friends, community, and the state of Louisiana. SR NO. 35 ENROLLED
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate Paxton Turner on being named as an Honorable
Mention in the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Paxton Turner.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE