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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 36
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Herb Schilling on being honored at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette
Alumni Association's twenty-fifth annual Spring Gala.
WHEREAS, Herbert E. Schilling II, known as "Herbie" to his friends, was born in
Lafayette, Louisiana, and is the only child of Herbert and Olga Richard Schilling; and
WHEREAS, Herb Schilling is a 1972 graduate of the University of Southwestern
Louisiana (USL), currently named as the University of Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL), with a
degree in business management; he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity; and
he was a four-year letterman on the 1971 USL golf team that won the Gulf State Conference
Championship and played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division
II Championship; and
WHEREAS, upon graduation from USL, Schilling enlisted in the United States Army
Reserves and upon return from active duty, he went to work in his family's business,
Schilling Distributing Company; and
WHEREAS, Schilling was required to work in the family business during high
school summers and college, in every position and division, and during his career, he has
been the company's sales manager, general manager, vice president, and president; and
WHEREAS, in 1981, under his guidance, Schilling Distributing earned
Anheuser-Busch's inaugural Ambassador of Excellence Award; only six of one thousand
four hundred seventy distributorships nationwide earned the honor; and
WHEREAS, in 1983, Schilling was selected for Anheuser-Busch's Wholesale
Advisory Panel and two years later in 1985, he was elected chairman by his fellow panel
members; Schilling remains the youngest person ever to serve in that role; and
WHEREAS, in addition to Anheuser-Busch beers, he has expanded Schilling
Distributing's products to more than two hundred brands of beer, nonalcoholic products,
water, and a wide variety of wines and spirits; and
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WHEREAS, Schilling has purchased two local radio stations; he has launched Argus
Security; he is a founding partner of Dolphin Compactors; and he is a part owner of
Louisiana Rice Mill, Fairway Logistics, Acadiana Waste Services, and iTA Truck Sales and
Service; and
WHEREAS, in 1980, Schilling resurrected the Louisiana Open State golf tournament
and then founded The Louisiana Open, Incorporated, a nonprofit organization that runs the
Chitimacha Louisiana Open, a pathway to the Professional Golf Association (PGA) Tour,
and the nonprofit has donated more than four million dollars to charities including the Boys
and Girls Club of Acadiana, Hospice of Acadiana, the Children's Museum of Acadiana,
Hearts of Hope, and Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA); and
WHEREAS, Schilling also started the nonprofit Recycling Foundation, which
provided curbside recycling to residents in the city of Lafayette; he was one of the founders
of the Upper Lafayette Economic Development Foundation; and he is a founding member
of One Acadiana and served on its chief executive officer advisory board; and
WHEREAS, an active entrepreneur, Schilling developed Pelican Park in Carencro,
Louisiana, and the facility opened in 1987 as the premier softball complex in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, a lifelong resident of Lafayette, the community has been a strong
influence on Schilling's decision to become involved in community organizations that
positively affect the growth of Lafayette and the Acadiana area.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Herb Schilling on being honored at the UL-Lafayette Alumni Association's
twenty-fifth annual Spring Gala.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Herb Schilling.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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