Senate Resolution 177

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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