[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 545 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 545

     Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2008

   Mr. Pryor (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Honoring the recipients of the El Dorado Promise scholarship.

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 a 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 receive 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 Senate--
            (1) congratulates the recipients of the El Dorado Promise 
        scholarship for choosing to further their education;
            (2) recognizes April 30, 2008, as 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 Murphy Oil Corporation for its efforts to 
        ensure that children from southern Arkansas, who might 
        otherwise struggle in financing a college education, are able 
        to attend college.
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