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State of South Dakota
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NINETY-SECOND SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2017 |
| 439Y0647 | SENATE COMMEMORATION NO. 24 |
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Introduced by: Senators Haverly, Bolin, Cammack, Cronin, Ewing, Frerichs, Jensen (Phil),
Kolbeck, Langer, Maher, Monroe, Otten (Ernie), Partridge, Peters, Rusch,
Soholt, Solano, Stalzer, Sutton, Tidemann, White, and Wiik and
Representatives Tieszen, Campbell, DiSanto, Frye-Mueller, Howard,
Hunhoff, Johns, Johnson, McPherson, Reed, and Turbiville
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A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Commending Heather Wilson on her nomination for
Secretary of the United States Air Force and honoring her service to South Dakota.
WHEREAS, Heather Wilson earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the United States
Air Force Academy in the third class to include women and completed her master's and doctoral
degrees as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University in England; and
WHEREAS, after service in Europe as an Air Force officer during the cold war, Heather
Wilson served on the National Security Council staff under President George H. W. Bush; and
WHEREAS, Heather Wilson served in the United States Congress from 1998 to 2009,
where she was senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and chaired the
House Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence; and
WHEREAS, as president of South Dakota School of Mines, one of the nation's top
engineering and science universities, she has established new academic programs, increased
research, grown enrollment, secured critical infrastructure investments, deepened a connection
between the university and the community, and improved financial management; and
WHEREAS, Heather Wilson's nomination to serve as Secretary of the United States Air
Force by President Donald J. Trump recognizes her distinguished military service and
exceptional level of knowledge and success; and
WHEREAS, her nomination lends particular honor and credit to the State of South Dakota
and to the system of public higher education in the Rushmore State:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the Ninety-Second Legislature of
the State of South Dakota, that the South Dakota Legislature honors and salutes Heather Wilson
for her dedicated service to the State of South Dakota and offers all good wishes as she moves
through the federal confirmation process.
