1999
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 99-022
BY SENATORS Rupert, Arnold, Phillips, Anderson, Andrews, Blickensderfer, Chlouber, Congrove, Dennis, Dyer, Epps, Evans, Feeley, Hernandez, Hillman, Lacy, Lamborn, Linkhart, Martinez, Matsunaka, Musgrave, Nichol, Owen, Pascoe, Perlmutter, Powers, Reeves, Sullivant, Tanner, Tebedo, Teck, Thiebaut, Wattenberg, Weddig, and Wham; also
REPRESENTATIVE Tupa, Alexander, Allen, Bacon, Berry,
Chavez, Clapp, Clarke, Coleman, Dean, Decker, Fairbank, Gagliardi,
George, Gordon, Gotlieb, Grossman, Hagedorn, Hoppe, Johnson, Kaufman,
Keller, Kester, King, Larson, Lawrence, Lee, Leyba, Mace, May,
McElhany, McKay, McPherson, Miller, Mitchell, Morrison, Nunez,
Paschall, Pfiffner, Plant, Ragsdale, Saliman, Scott, Sinclair,
Smith, Spence, Spradley, Stengel, Swenson, Takis, Tapia, Tate,
Taylor, Tochtrop, Tool, Veiga, Vigil, Webster, S. Williams, T.
Williams, Windels, Witwer, Young, Zimmerman, and Hefley.
CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF NATALIA TORO DAY.
WHEREAS, The State of Colorado takes great pride
in its youth and the quality of its schools; and
WHEREAS, The study of science and the advancement
of scientific research contribute to the advancement and wellbeing
of society; and
WHEREAS, The Intel Science Talent Search, formerly
run by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, is the nation's oldest
and most prestigious precollege science scholarship competition,
rewarding and encouraging young students to seek excellence in
the various fields of science; and
WHEREAS, Natalia Toro, a student at Fairview High
School in Boulder, earned praise, recognition, and accolade for
herself, her school, and the state of Colorado when she was awarded
the first prize in the 1999 Intel Science Talent Search; and
WHEREAS, At fourteen years of age, Natalia is the youngest recipient in the award's fiftyeight year history; and
WHEREAS, Natalia's love of science and her natural
curiosity led to her first place prize on the topic of "Independent
analysis of evidence for nu_mu <> nu_tau oscillations
in the SuperKamiokande atmospheric neutrino data", which
has been deemed a notable contribution to the field of highenergy
physics; and
WHEREAS, The Intel Science Talent Search is viewed
as the junior Nobel Prize by many, and, in fact, five previous
recipients have gone on to become Nobel Prize winners; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixtysecond
General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives
concurring herein:
That it is fitting that the General Assembly honor
those students who strive for excellence, to serve as an example
for other Colorado students.
That the General Assembly wishes to encourage the
young people of Colorado to do well and succeed in science and
other academic fields.
Be It Further Resolved,
That the State of Colorado hereby declares this day, March 26,
1999, as Natalia Toro Day in honor of her achievements and academic
excellence.
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Ray Powers Russell George
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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Patricia K. Dicks Judith M. Rodrigue
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES