2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 104
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
A RESOLUTION
To commend Louisiana State University student Madelyn Smith of Lafayette, Louisiana, on
being named a 2018 Udall Scholar.
WHEREAS, Madelyn Smith is an Ogden Honors College and College of Agriculture
junior majoring in natural resource ecology and management; and
WHEREAS, Smith is also a LASAL Scholar and was awarded a 2017 Udall
Scholarship as a sophomore; and
WHEREAS, in this year's application, Smith wrote about the influential impact the
Udall Scholarship has had on her career goals and her commitment to Louisiana's coast; and
WHEREAS, Smith used funding from the Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors Leaders
Award to create a book, Louisiana Gone, which documents the sociocultural effects of
wetland loss through interviews and portraits of Louisiana coastal natives; and
WHEREAS, upon graduation, Smith plans to pursue a master's in environmental
management in hopes of exploring how the environment influences local culture and
creating policy that positively affects our environment in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Udall Foundation was established by the United States Congress in
1992 as an independent executive branch agency to honor Morris K. Udall's lasting impact
on this nation's environment, public lands, and natural resources, and his support of the
rights and self-governance of American Indians and Alaska Natives; and
WHEREAS, this is the first time that more than one Udall Scholar has been selected
from LSU.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Madelyn Smith for being named a 2018 Udall Scholar.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Madelyn Smith.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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