Florida Senate - 2009 (NP) SR 2132 By Senator Hill 1-00895-09 20092132__ 1 Senate Resolution 2 A resolution honoring the outstanding academic, 3 athletic, and humanitarian accomplishments of Myron L. 4 Rolle. 5 6 WHEREAS, Myron L. Rolle was recruited by Florida State 7 University from the Hun School in Princeton, New Jersey, as the 8 nation's Number One football recruit, and 9 WHEREAS, Myron Rolle is recognized by football coaches and 10 fans nationwide as a once-in-a-lifetime student athlete, having 11 distinguished himself both on and off the field, and 12 WHEREAS, Myron Rolle earned an undergraduate degree in pre 13 med in just 2 and 1/2 years and is currently studying for a 14 master's degree in public administration at Florida State 15 University, and 16 WHEREAS, Myron Rolle, as an undergraduate student at 17 Florida State University, conceived and won financial support 18 for a program that educates 5th grade students at Pemayety 19 Emahaky Charter School for Seminole Indians, in Okeechobee, on 20 physical fitness and health, and 21 WHEREAS, Myron Rolle was, on November 22, 2008, awarded a 22 prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, which will afford him the 23 opportunity to study medical anthropology at Oxford University, 24 thus furthering the pursuit of his dream of one day opening a 25 medical clinic that will serve the poor in the Bahamas, and 26 WHEREAS, Myron Rolle, in the first 22 years of his life, 27 has consistently held himself to the highest standards, 28 including that expressed in the Oxford University motto, Dominus 29 illuminatio mea, “The Lord is My Light,” and exemplifies the 30 qualities of mind and qualities of a person that, together, 31 Oxford University recognizes as offering the promise of 32 effective service to the world in the decades ahead, NOW, 33 THEREFORE, 34 35 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida: 36 37 That the Florida Senate commends Myron Rolle for the honor 38 and pride he has brought to Florida State University and to our 39 great state through his pursuit of excellence on the football 40 field, in the classroom, in the community, and as a citizen of 41 the world. 42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with 43 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Myron Rolle as a 44 tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.