[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1155 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                           May 6, 2008.
Whereas the 2000 United States Census determined that El Dorado, Arkansas, had a 
        significantly lower percentage of residents with degrees from 
        institutions of higher education and significantly higher percentage of 
        families who fell below the poverty line than the national average;
Whereas it is increasingly important for students to obtain a college education 
        in order to keep up with the demands of the modern workforce and global 
        economy;
Whereas the El Dorado Promise scholarship is a tuition scholarship, created and 
        funded by Murphy Oil Corporation, which enables all eligible high school 
        graduates of the El Dorado Public School District in El Dorado, 
        Arkansas, to attend any accredited 2- or 4-year, public or private, 
        college or university;
Whereas school enrollment in the El Dorado Public School District has 
        significantly increased since the El Dorado Promise scholarship program 
        was established, despite a 15-year trend of decreasing enrollment;
Whereas the El Dorado Promise scholarship program increased the number of El 
        Dorado High School students who chose to attend college after graduation 
        by 20 percent; and
Whereas on April 30, 2008, El Dorado High School students who received El Dorado 
        Promise and other academic scholarships sign academic letters of intent 
        for the colleges they will be attending upon graduation: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the recipients of the El Dorado Promise 
        scholarship for choosing to further their education;
            (2) observes that April 30, 2008, is the second academic signing day 
        for graduating El Dorado High School students receiving El Dorado 
        Promise and other academic scholarships;
            (3) acknowledges that the El Dorado Promise scholarship program is 
        important for the revitalization of southern Arkansas; and
            (4) recognizes the organizations and corporation involved in this 
        program for their efforts to ensure that children from southern 
        Arkansas, who might otherwise struggle in financing a college education, 
        are able to attend college.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.