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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 49
BY SENATOR MIZELL
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Victoria Martin Rocquin upon being selected as a recipient of a 2019 College
Women of Excellence Award and a Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus
Foundation Scholarship.
WHEREAS, Victoria Martin Rocquin is a sophomore at Southeastern Louisiana
University and the daughter of Pastor Larry and Rinalda Rocquin of Lutcher, Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Victoria is studying mass communication with a focus area in
organizational communication and a minor in Spanish while maintaining a 4.0 grade point
average, has been on the President's List every semester, and holds four certifications in
media topics; and
WHEREAS, Victoria will graduate a year early and plans to pursue her MBA; and
WHEREAS, she is currently interning at the Gagliano Group and plans to pursue
business consulting to assist businesses in enhancing their communication and culture after
graduation; and
WHEREAS, Victoria enjoyed the flexibility of being homeschooled and she served
on the National Student Leader Council, the St. James Parish Youth Commission, and the
State 4-H Executive and Citizenship Boards; and
WHEREAS, she plays piano on the worship team, coordinates the media team,
assists with Next Gen Youth Group, and leads a Bible study at her church; and
WHEREAS, Victoria participated in a mission trip to Nicaragua, coordinates yearly
mission trips to New Orleans for teenagers, and spent the fall of her freshman year in Siberia
interning at the Irkutsk Christian Center; and
WHEREAS, she also traveled to Yakutsk, the coldest city on Earth while learning
about cultural communication, won over twenty state and international awards for public
speaking, and spoke on more than two hundred fifty platforms on topics such as bone
marrow donation, preserving the Louisiana coastline, and the importance of honors programs
in higher education; and
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WHEREAS, she is a TOPS scholar and received an Honors Scholarship from
Southeastern Louisiana University and the Optimist Club of the Westbank, is the vice
president of the Honors Club, and is a member of the Public Relations Student Society of
America, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry, and the National Society of Leadership and
Success; and
WHEREAS, Victoria presented a paper for Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith and has
presented research at the Louisiana Southern Regional Honors Council Annual Conference
and the Louisiana Collegiate Honors Conference; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation created the
Women of Excellence Awards to recognize and honor extraordinary women of excellence
across the state for their outstanding achievements and contributions; and
WHEREAS, recipients of the Women of Excellence Awards exhibit characteristics
of integrity and professionalism, personify excellence in their area of specialty, and are
committed to community service to better society as a whole; and
WHEREAS, for 2019, there are two categories for the Women of Excellence
Awards: College Women of Excellence and High School Woman of Excellence; and
WHEREAS, the recipients of the 2019 Women of Excellence Awards are being
recognized at the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation's Women of
Excellence Awards & Scholarships Ceremony and Reception on Tuesday, April 30, 2019;
and
WHEREAS, Victoria has been named a recipient of a 2019 Women of Excellence
Award in the category of College Women of Excellence and is also a recipient of a
Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship for her accomplishments
and personification of excellence in integrity, character, academics, leadership, and
community service; and
WHEREAS, Victoria merits a sincere and heartfelt measure of commendation for her
dedication to excellence and her outstanding accomplishments, and it is appropriate for the
Legislature of Louisiana to commend Victoria upon receipt of a 2019 Women of Excellence
Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation and a Louisiana
Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation Scholarship.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Victoria Martin Rocquin upon receipt of a 2019 Women of Excellence Award
from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation in the category of College
Women of Excellence and the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation
Scholarship, recognize and record for posterity her singular contributions to the citizens of
Louisiana, and extend enduring appreciation for the tremendous pride and honor that she
brings to her community and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Victoria Martin Rocquin.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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