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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 30
BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Louisiana State University student Rachael Coates on being named a
Goldwater Scholar.
WHEREAS, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Foundation is a federally endowed organization providing scholarships to high-performing
college students who demonstrate exceptional promise as being future leaders in science,
mathematics, or engineering research fields; and
WHEREAS, the Goldwater Foundation partners with the United States Department
of Defense's National Defense Education Program to provide financial support to students
whose career trajectory will make them leaders in the American scientific community; and
WHEREAS, Rachael Coates is a resident of Pride, Louisiana, and a Roger H. Ogden
Honors College student at Louisiana State University who is studying biological sciences;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Coates was previously awarded a prestigious scholarship by the
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation; this foundation was created and is perpetuated by
members of NASA's Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle programs that is
aimed at assisting the United States in retaining global technological leadership; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Coates is currently working in a research laboratory studying the
effects of MAPK15 over-expression in triple negative breast cancer, a tumor that
disproportionately affects African-American women; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Coates is also involved in LSU's Maximizing Access to Research
Careers Program; this program provides high-impact research experience to a diverse pool
of undergraduates and prepares them for entry into graduate programs in biomedical
sciences; and
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WHEREAS, in addition to her current studies, Ms. Coates intends to pursue a
doctoral degree in biological engineering, studying the physical and biological mechanism
of cancer metastasis; throughout her academic career, she has shown a degree of
demonstrable talent that warrants the nation's attention, and she will one day stand among
the leaders in the scientific community; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Coates is most deserving of the highest recognition for being
named a recipient of the Barry Goldwater Foundation's scholarship for the 2022-2023
academic year, which places her among the preeminent young scholars in the United States.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Louisiana State University student Rachael Coates on being named a Goldwater
Scholar and does hereby extend sincerest wishes that she continue her truly inspiring work
as one of the world's future leaders in the scientific community.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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