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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ____
1 2 BY JENSEN, KING, REDWINE, KRAMER, IVERSON, McKEAN,
1 3 ANGELO, VEENSTRA, McKINLEY, SCHUERER, TINSMAN, BEHN,
1 4 SEXTON, McKIBBEN, FREEMAN, GREINER, LORD, BOETTGER,
1 5 REHBERG, DRAKE, LAMBERTI, CONNOLLY, DELUHERY,
1 6 BOLKCOM, DVORSKY, KIBBIE, BLACK, McCOY, HOLVECK,
1 7 DEARDEN, HORN, FRAISE, FINK, and SHEARER
1 8 A Senate Resolution honoring Mr. E. Wayne Cooley upon
1 9 his retirement as the Executive Secretary of the
1 10 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
1 11 WHEREAS, Mr. E. Wayne Cooley has had a long and
1 12 distinguished career of service to the citizens of the
1 13 State of Iowa, serving as Executive Secretary of the
1 14 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union since 1954; and
1 15 WHEREAS, under Mr. Cooley's leadership, the Iowa
1 16 Girls High School Athletic Union has expanded from one
1 17 interscholastic activity, basketball, to include
1 18 interscholastic track and field, softball, golf,
1 19 swimming, tennis, volleyball, and cross country; and
1 20 WHEREAS, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
1 21 is widely regarded as a leader throughout the United
1 22 States in girls' interscholastic athletic development;
1 23 and
1 24 WHEREAS, in addition to his responsibilities
1 25 regarding the Union, Mr. Cooley also serves or has
1 26 served as the Executive Vice President of the Iowa
1 27 High School Speech Association, as a member of the
1 28 Drake Relays Executive Committee, as Chairperson of
1 29 the Iowa Heart Association, as Vice Chairperson of the
1 30 Iowa Games, and as an appointed member of the United
2 1 States Olympic Committee; and
2 2 WHEREAS, Mr. Cooley has been named to the United
2 3 States Track and Field Hall of Fame; and
2 4 WHEREAS, while serving as National President of the
2 5 United States Track and Field Federation, Mr. Cooley's
2 6 leadership was instrumental in resolving a two-decade-
2 7 long conflict over control of the nation's amateur
2 8 track and field administration, successfully merging
2 9 the conflicting parties into the Athletic Congress of
2 10 the United States, a governing body for both national
2 11 and international amateur track and field; and
2 12 WHEREAS, Mr. Cooley coached state championship
2 13 teams in track and field for two consecutive years –
2 14 1949 and 1950; NOW THEREFORE,
2 15 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate pay
2 16 tribute to Mr. E. Wayne Cooley for his outstanding
2 17 accomplishments on behalf of, and decades of dedicated
2 18 service to, the high school students, athletic
2 19 enthusiasts, and all citizens of the State of Iowa,
2 20 and upon his retirement, wish him health and happiness
2 21 in the years ahead; and
2 22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
2 23 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Mr. E.
2 24 Wayne Cooley.
2 25 LSB 7118SS 79
2 26 rn/cls/14
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