SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 27
(By Senators Manchin and Claypole)

Congratulating John Joseph Kenneth Cole, West Virginia University's thirteenth Truman Scholar.

Whereas, John Joseph Kenneth Cole was born in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, in 1971, the son of Burhl and Bille Cole; and
Whereas, After graduating from Fairmont Senior High School with honors, John Joseph Kenneth Cole entered West Virginia University as a presidential scholar, majoring in political science and history; and
Whereas, John Joseph Kenneth Cole has been elected or appointed to a myriad of positions at West Virginia University, including president of Helvetia, the university's sophomore honorary; chairman of the administration's committee on Academic Advancement; administrative intern for the Governor's Honors Academy; and chairman of the Morgantown meeting in the statewide H.E.A.T. process. He also was a co-spokesperson for the West Virginia Students United for Relief in Florida, which assisted in relief and reconstruction following the devastation of Hurricane Andrew; and
Whereas, In March, 1993, John Joseph Kenneth Cole was named West Virginia University's thirteenth Truman Scholar, an honor bestowed nationally upon 100 college juniors for senior andgraduate study, established by an act of Congress in 1975 to honor the memory of former President Harry S. Truman, which scholarship is valued at thirty thousand dollars; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby congratulates John Joseph Kenneth Cole for his selection as a Truman Scholar and for his dedicated service to his fellow student as well as his public service to his fellow man; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to John Joseph Kenneth Cole; the president of West Virginia University; and the principal of Fairmont Senior High School.