House Resolution 45 - Introduced PAG LIN H.R. ________ S.R. ________ 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY KRESSIG, SMITH, T. OLSON, WILLEMS, MAY, 1 3 PETTENGILL, FICKEN, HEDDENS, WINCKLER, 1 4 MASCHER, THEDE, LYKAM, BELL, ZIRKELBACH, 1 5 REICHERT, GASKILL, FREVERT, WHITEAD, BUKTA, 1 6 WHITAKER, MERTZ, T. TAYLOR, BERRY, PETERSEN, 1 7 JACOBY, SCHUELLER, THOMAS, KELLEY, MAREK, 1 8 PALMER, WENTHE, ABDUL=SAMAD, HUNTER, 1 9 WESSEL=KROESCHELL, LENSING, KEARNS, 1 10 D. TAYLOR, BEARD, REASONER, COHOON, OLDSON, 1 11 BURT, WENDT, and QUIRK 1 12 A Resolution honoring and commemorating the University 1 13 of Northern Iowa Panther Men's Basketball Team and 1 14 Head Coach Ben Jacobson. 1 15 WHEREAS, the citizens of Iowa are greatly pleased 1 16 that the University of Northern Iowa Men's Basketball 1 17 Team finished its season with an overall record of 23 1 18 wins and 11 losses, and played in its fifth NCAA 1 19 Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, its fourth 1 20 appearance since 2004; and 1 21 WHEREAS, the University of Northern Iowa Men's 1 22 Basketball Team finished in a tie for first in the 1 23 Missouri Valley Conference standings, its first=ever 1 24 outright or shared Missouri Valley Conference 1 25 regular=season title; and 1 26 WHEREAS, the Panthers won the State Farm Missouri 1 27 Valley Conference Tournament, their second=ever 1 28 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title; and 1 29 WHEREAS, the Panthers tied the school record for 1 30 wins in a season with a record of 23 wins, including 2 1 14 wins in the Missouri Valley Conference; and 2 2 WHEREAS, the Panthers played competitively, set new 2 3 and tied old school records, and individual players 2 4 received athletic awards at the local and regional 2 5 levels; and 2 6 WHEREAS, Panther Head Coach Ben Jacobson was named 2 7 the 2008=2009 Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the 2 8 Year in his third year as the University of Northern 2 9 Iowa Men's Basketball Team Head Coach; was a finalist 2 10 for the 2009 Hugh Durham national coach of the year 2 11 award; holds a 59=38 cumulative coaching record in his 2 12 first three years as head coach, the best cumulative 2 13 record of any Panther men's basketball coach's first 2 14 three years at the helm; and, along with the assistant 2 15 coaching staff, encouraged, directed, and inspired the 2 16 team to great success this season; NOW THEREFORE, 2 17 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 18 That the House of Representatives congratulates the 2 19 University of Northern Iowa Panther Men's Basketball 2 20 Team, Head Coach Ben Jacobson, and the assistant 2 21 coaching staff on their successful season, thanks them 2 22 for the honor and excitement they brought to the State 2 23 of Iowa, and wishes them the very best in the future. 2 24 BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED, That, upon adoption, the 2 25 Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives prepare a 2 26 copy of this Resolution for presentation to Head Coach 2 27 Ben Jacobson and the University of Northern Iowa 2 28 Panther Men's Basketball Team. 2 29 LSB 2711HH 83 2 30 jr/rj/8