HR 379

HR379 193027-1 By Representatives McCutcheon, Sanderford, Daniels, Ball, Williams (P), Hall and Whorton (R) RFD: First Read: 13-MAR-18 193027-1:n:03/12/2018:AR/ar LSA2018-1317 COMMENDING DR. NEIL LAMB ON WINNING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION'S FARADAY SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR AWARD. WHEREAS, it is with immense pleasure that we commend Dr. Neil Lamb of Huntsville's HudsonAlpha Institute on winning the National Science Teachers Association's Faraday Science Communicator Award for excellence in teaching science; and WHEREAS, under Dr. Lamb's leadership, HudsonAlpha's educational programs about genetics and the work of HudsonAlpha have reached more than 1.5 million students, educators, clinical professionals, patients, and members of the public in the 2016-2017 academic year; and WHEREAS, Dr. Rick Myers, HudsonAlpha President and Science Director, described Dr. Lamb as one of the best communicators in the nation; he has the ability to take very complex science and explain it in a way that is understandable for every audience; this honor is well deserved; and WHEREAS, DR. Lamb will be honored at the NSTA Conference in Atlanta on March 15-18, 2018; the award is named for Michael Faraday, the English chemist and physicist known for pioneering experiments in electricity and magnetism; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That Dr. Neil Lamb is honored and commended on winning the National Science Teachers Association's Faraday Science Communicator Award, and this resolution is offered to him in highest tribute, along with congratulations and sincere best wishes in all future endeavors.