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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the photography
4student chapter at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
5for being selected as the recipient of the prestigious annual
6Outstanding NPPA Student Chapter Award by the highly-respected
7National Press Photographers Association; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The chapter's publication of the book "4:56 A.M.
9The Story of February 29, 2012 Tornado" was the central
10activity that formed the chapter's entry for consideration of
11the honor; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The 80-page volume was the work of 16 students and
133 faculty members and showcased an excellent photographic
14chronicle of the devastating impact the tornado had on many
15southern Illinois communities, including Harrisburg and
16Ridgeway; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The student achievements were also highlighted on
18the NPPA Virtual Student blog; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The project also served to spark an effort to
20speed the region's recovery through the sale of the book and
21the donation of more than $20,000 to several relief funds in

 

 

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1the hard hit region; and
 
2    WHEREAS, One of the NPPA board members declared that the
3SIU chapter served as a national model for the organization's
4student chapters; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The organization also praised the chapter's
6outreach to photojournalists throughout the region with
7continuing education programs and other forms of community
8work; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The book is the sixth in a continuing series that
10provide an in-depth examination through words and photographs
11of many of the unique communities that dominate the region
12known as Southern Illinois; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we applaud the work of the Southern Illinois University -
16Carbondale students and faculty associated with the project and
17congratulate the group for being selected as the best student
18chapter in the United States by the National Press
19Photographers Association; and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the photography student chapter at SIU -

 

 

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1Carbondale as an expression of our respect and esteem.