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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-61
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 4, 2013
To recognize the outstanding academic achievements and community leadership of Gabrielle C. Newell in being named a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholarship recipient, awarded to a select group of exemplary scholars from across the country.
WHEREAS, Gabrielle C. Newell, a native Washingtonian, is a junior at the University of Chicago majoring in international studies and human rights;
WHEREAS, Ms. Newell has distinguished herself on campus and in the community as one of 62 Truman Scholars selected from 54 colleges around the Unites States this year;
WHEREAS, on her Truman Scholarship application, Ms. Newell wrote a policy proposal to offer victims of sex trafficking in the United States the same comprehensive assistance that the United States Agency for International Development provides to refugees and internally displaced persons in foreign countries;
WHEREAS, Ms. Newell is a co-leader of the University of Chicago chapter of the Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation;
WHEREAS, Ms. Newell has taken the initiative to jump-start her career by working in the office of former Congressman Edolphus Towns; and
WHEREAS, with the support of the Truman Scholarship, which provides up to $30,000 for graduate education, Ms. Newell plans to pursue a joint law degree and Master of International Studies with a focus on human rights.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Gabrielle C. Newell Recognition Resolution of 2013”.
Sec. 2. The District of Columbia is grateful for Ms. Newell’s commitment to excellence and for representing the District of Columbia in an outstanding way.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
