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AL HR257

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/31/2011

Primary Sponsor

Steve Clouse

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2011

AI Summary

  • Commends Dr. Natalie A. Whalen of Ozark, Alabama upon her selection as Ms. Wheelchair Alabama 2011.
  • Dr. Whalen will represent Alabama at the Ms. Wheelchair USA competition in July 2011 in Green, Ohio.
  • Dr. Whalen earned a Master's Degree in Special Education from Florida State University in 1982 and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Special Education from The Union Institute and University of Cincinnati in 1999.
  • Paralyzed from the shoulders down at age five after being struck by a truck, Dr. Whalen overcame her disability to become an educator, mother of two, and grandmother of six, proving medical predictions wrong.
  • Dr. Whalen's platform is "It's All a Matter of Attitude" and she holds leadership roles in the Wiregrass Patriots, Claybank Master Gardeners, and Bama Belles Red Hat Society.

Legislative Description

Whalen, Natalie A., commended

Resolutions, Congratulatory

Last Action

Joint Rule 11

3/31/2011

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