1.1A Senate resolution
1.2congratulating Justice Arthur Earl Badgley of Jackson, Minnesota, for
1.3receiving the Eagle Award.
1.4WHEREAS, the Eagle Award is the highest award given by the Boy Scouts of America;
1.5and
1.6WHEREAS, attaining the rank of Eagle in the Boy Scouts is an important achievement that
1.7is worthy of recognition; and
1.8WHEREAS, Justice Arthur Earl Badgley is a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 80
1.9and has displayed the attributes of a responsible and serving member; and
1.10WHEREAS, he has demonstrated mastery of all scouting skills and completed a community
1.11service project, which involved the creation and placement of 12 natural wood park benches designed
1.12by the famous naturalist Aldo Leopold at the Prairie Ecology Bus Center in Lakefield; and
1.13WHEREAS, he completed the requirements for becoming an Eagle Scout on February 5,
1.142017, and an Eagle Court of Honor will be held on May 20, 2017; and
1.15NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that it
1.16congratulates Justice Arthur Earl Badgley of Jackson, Minnesota, for receiving the Eagle Award.
1.17BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare a
1.18copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the Chair of the
1.19Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to Justice Arthur Earl Badgley.

Cal R. LudemanSecretary of the Senate

Paul E. GazelkaChair, Senate Committee onRules and Administration

Julie A. RosenState Senator, District 23