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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY GRONSTAL
1 3 A Resolution honoring the Iowa National Guard's 132nd
1 4 Fighter Wing school-to-work internship program with
1 5 Des Moines Central Campus's Aviation Technology
1 6 program.
1 7 WHEREAS, the Iowa National Guard's 132nd Fighter
1 8 Wing school-to-work internship program with Des Moines
1 9 Central Campus's Aviation Technology program began six
1 10 years ago with the help of now Brigadier General Joe
1 11 Lucas and Lieutenant Colonel Joe Robinson, as well as
1 12 with Central Campus Director Dr. Gary McClanahan and
1 13 Aviation Department Chair Jerry Bradley; and
1 14 WHEREAS, the student qualifications for the
1 15 internship program include senior status and two years
1 16 in the aviation program at Central Campus, passing a
1 17 general aviation exam, attendance of 97 percent or
1 18 better, a minimum of 2.5 cumulative GPA, and an
1 19 interview with guard personnel; and
1 20 WHEREAS, the program involved eight students in its
1 21 first year and now has grown to 16 students
1 22 participating each year; and
1 23 WHEREAS, the participating students this year
1 24 include Tim Allie, John C. Baker, Tyler C. Bartels,
1 25 Kevin J. Beckley, Joseph E. Chandler, James E. Doro,
1 26 Dustin L. Holmes, Matthew J. Howe, Jeremiah D.
1 27 Lindstrom, Kiel Middleswart, Daniel Murphy, Adam J.
1 28 Nelson, Melinda Sicanica, Joe Stickel, Mike
1 29 Stockbauer, and Stephen C. Waltz; and
1 30 WHEREAS, the participating Aviation Technology
2 1 students attend the program for 15 weeks during the
2 2 spring semester of their senior year, and during this
2 3 time work with guard personnel in all departments
2 4 representing the 132nd Fighter Wing, including the
2 5 engine shop, avionics, weapons, operations,
2 6 fabrication, and fire and rescue; and
2 7 WHEREAS, students are provided with necessary
2 8 equipment, including special jumpsuits, jackets, and
2 9 boots, and have the opportunity for training with
2 10 actual F-16 aircraft and are the only high school
2 11 students in the nation who are afforded this
2 12 opportunity; and
2 13 WHEREAS, many internship program students have gone
2 14 on to successful careers in the military services, the
2 15 reserves, and the guard, and have received entry
2 16 promotions to higher ranks because of the internship
2 17 program training received; NOW THEREFORE,
2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
2 19 congratulates the Iowa National Guard's 132nd Fighter
2 20 Wing school-to-work internship program and Des Moines
2 21 Central Campus's Aviation Technology program, thanking
2 22 the men and women of the 132nd Fighter Wing who take
2 23 ownership in the training of these young individuals,
2 24 and through their mentorship, guidance, teaching,
2 25 patience, and mastery, play an integral part in
2 26 allowing these students to achieve not only in the
2 27 aviation internship program but also in life; and
2 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, an
2 29 official copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2 30 presentation to the Iowa National Guard's 132nd
3 1 Fighter Wing school-to-work internship program
3 2 represented by Lieutenant Colonel Dyann Edwards,
3 3 Colonel Greg Schwab, Colonel Steve Van Every, and
3 4 Technical Sergeant Rob Maroc, as well as to Dr. Eric
3 5 Witherspoon, Linda Lane, and Tom Drake, Administrators
3 6 of Des Moines Public Schools; Dr. Gary McClanahan,
3 7 Director of Central Campus; Erin Stoen, CTI
3 8 Coordinator; Ric Graves, Instructor, and Jerry
3 9 Bradley, Aviation Department Chair.
3 10 LSB 7098SS 80
3 11 rj/cf/24
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