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Senate Resolution

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A resolution honoring the Phi Theta Kappa 2008 All-Florida

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Academic Team members.

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     WHEREAS, April 15, 2008, "Florida Phi Theta Kappa Day," is

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an appropriate time for the Legislature of the State of Florida

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to recognize and salute Phi Theta Kappa, the esteemed

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international honor society for community and junior colleges,

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and

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     WHEREAS, special commendations should be extended to the

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outstanding scholars who comprise the 2008 All-Florida Academic

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Team, a team of highly successful community college students

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assembled by the Florida Community College System, and

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     WHEREAS, 104 students from Florida's Community College

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System, one private institution, Florida College, and one

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independent university, Keiser University, were named to the 2008

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All-Florida Academic Team, and

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     WHEREAS, based on the national ranking of these students in

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the All-USA Academic Team competition sponsored by USA Today and

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Phi Theta Kappa, which is recognized internationally, nationally,

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and in the State of Florida as the primary community college

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organization for the recognition of academic achievement,

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leadership, and service to the community, the following students

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comprise the 2008 All-Florida Academic Team:

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     Sean Abene, Manatee Community College; Angelica Aguirre,

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Broward Community College; Kelsey Alderfer, Okaloosa-Walton

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College; Gail Amalfitano, Indian River Community College; April

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Ballard, Brevard Community College; Elizabeth Barrero,

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Hillsborough Community College; Margaret Beck, St. Petersburg

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College; Georgia Beliech, Pensacola Junior College; Michele

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Belisle, St. Petersburg College; Benjamin Bingham, Florida

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College; Holly Bliss, Pasco-Hernando Community College; Geami

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Britt, Okaloosa-Walton College; Makeda-Ione Brome, Indian River

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Community College; Brandon Cerge, Florida Community College at

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Jacksonville; Emilie Chiasson, Palm Beach Community College; Jean

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Christy, Pasco-Hernando Community College; Allyson Cipollone,

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Valencia Community College; Nathan Crock, St. Petersburg College;

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Barbara Cymring, Miami-Dade College; Von Regan Davis, Brevard

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Community College; Gretchen Demary, Brevard Community College;

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Karla Dias, Edison College; Rebecca Dotson, Central Florida

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Community College; Stephanie Dunne, Santa Fe Community College;

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Marissa Egipciaco, Seminole Community College; Elissa Feldman,

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Valencia Community College; Jason Flynn, Lake City Community

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College; Christina Frascona, Broward Community College; Shakari

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Gilbert, Tallahassee Community College; Evan Gill, Polk Community

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College; Teresa Ginther, North Florida Community College; Michael

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Glidden, Manatee Community College; Patricio Gonzalez, Broward

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Community College; Samantha Gonzalez, Miami-Dade College; Devon

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Green, Indian River Community College; Walter Guy, Lake-Sumter

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Community College; Michael Haddan, Indian River Community

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College; Amber Hall, Lake-Sumter Community College; Christina

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Hanlon, Pasco-Hernando Community College; Teresa Hans, Palm Beach

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Community College; Lauren Hart, Indian River Community College;

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Brett Harvey, Florida Community College at Jacksonville; Shannon

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Hatcher, Chipola College; Elizabeth Hebert, Indian River

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Community College; Daniel Heckman, St. Johns River Community

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College; James Hernandez, Valencia Community College; Sarah

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Holland, Seminole Community College; Stephanie Jimenez, Miami-

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Dade College; Joseph Jimenez, South Florida Community College;

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Michael Johnson, Miami-Dade College; Ziyad Kadir, Broward

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Community College; Jamie Kaiser, Gulf Coast Community College;

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Kristi Kilpatrick, Pensacola Junior College; Justin King, Florida

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Keys Community College; Ryan Lamarca, Valencia Community College;

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Brice Latham, Okaloosa-Walton College; Sara Lubus-Centeno,

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Valencia Community College; Olga Lykhvar, Manatee Community

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College; Matthew MacKenzie, Central Florida Community College;

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Paola Mariselli, Broward Community College; Lisa Markham, Gulf  

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Coast Community College; Tiffany Mathis, Indian River Community

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College; Felipe Matos, Miami-Dade College; Sarah Mauldin, Pasco-

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Hernando Community College; Amy McDonald, Florida Community

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College at Jacksonville; Jennifer Meyers, St. Johns River

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Community College; Emily Mitchell, Brevard Community College;

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Alyssa Money, St. Petersburg College; Jean Morrow, Central

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Florida Community College; Stacy Orr, Keiser University; Mariamo

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Oyebanjo, Edison College; Jenifer Pariagh, Brevard Community

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College; Kevin Patel, Tallahassee Community College; Candace

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Payne, Palm Beach Community College; Anamary Pedrosa, Miami-Dade

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College; Katherine Profeta, Indian River Community College;

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Milica Radmanovic, Manatee Community College; Kendall Ramsijewan,

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Broward Community College; Angela Ratzlaff, Keiser University;

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Collier Rice, Palm Beach Community College; Gabriela Romero, Lake

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City Community College; Rosanna Salcedo-Saltos, Miami-Dade

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College; Joy Scholing, St. Petersburg College; Maria Sevilla,

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Miami-Dade College; Tyler Sheehan, Edison College; Jennifer

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Smith, Brevard Community College; Erin Smith, North Florida

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Community College; Odalys Solares, Miami-Dade College; Tommy

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Thompson, Chipola College; Rebekah Thompson, Indian River

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Community College; Chelsea Thorpe, South Florida Community

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College; Amy Threlkeld, Indian River Community College; Elias

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Valerio, Lake-Sumter Community College; Chelo van Leeuwaarde,

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Polk Community College; Ivan Vargas, Miami-Dade College; Maura

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Velasco, Hillsborough Community College; Jodi Verkleir, St. Johns

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River Community College; Justin Vincent-Tompkins, St. Petersburg

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College; Stephen Watson, St. Petersburg College; Stefanie Wesch,

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Polk Community College; Melissa Wich, Daytona Beach Community

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College; Chasya Wiseman, Polk Community College; Wesley

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Wolfenbarger, Florida Community College at Jacksonville; and

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Jennifer Wolff, Seminole Community College, and

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     WHEREAS, each member of the 2008 All-Florida Academic Team

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has demonstrated impressive intellect and leadership and a

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determination to achieve academic excellence, and

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     WHEREAS, the praiseworthy and devoted efforts of the members

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of Phi Theta Kappa's All-Florida Academic Team have earned for

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them and their academic institutions the respect and admiration

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of the Senate of the State of Florida and of the residents of

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this state, NOW, THEREFORE,

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Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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     That the Florida Senate honors and congratulates Phi Theta

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Kappa, the Florida Community College System, and the members of

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the 2008 All-Florida Academic Team and commends the team members

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for the outstanding competitive spirit and ability evidenced by

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their accomplishments.