,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself and   
,mrs4 ,fischer7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
life of ,nebraska community leader      
,howard ,l4 ,hawks4  ,whereas1 in #aice1
 ,howard ,l4 ,hawks 7referred to in this
 preamble as ,hawks7 was born in        
,carleton1 ,nebraska2 ,whereas1 in      
#aihg1 ,hawks co-founded ,tenaska       
,energy1 where ,hawks served as-- 7#a7  
,chairman and ,,ceo until #bjaj2 and    
7#b7 ,chairman until #bjbb2 ,whereas    
,hawks grew ,tenaska ,energy from a     
small business out of ,omaha1 ,nebraska1
 to #a of the largest private companies 
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,hawks 
remained active in ,tenaska ,energy even
 after transitioning to ,chairman       
,emeritus in #bjbb2 ,whereas1 through   
his dedication to the community around  
him1 ,hawks served as-- 7#a7 a ,regent  

at the ,university of ,nebraska for #ah 
years2 and  7#b7 a ,board ,member of    
,creighton ,university for #ab years2   
,whereas1 among his many philanthropic  
efforts1 ,hawks transformed the         
,university of ,nebraska-,lincoln in    
both athletics and academics and1 in    
#bjbc1 the ,university of               
,nebraska-,lincoln honored ,hawks and   
his wife with the ,regents ,medal to    
recognize their contributions2 ,whereas 
,hawks supported various efforts and    
projects across the ,university of      
,nebraska system1 including-- 7#a7      
,howard ,l4 ,hawks ,hall2  7#b7 a       
business ethics and leadership chair for
 the ,university of ,nebraska-,lincoln  
,college of ,business2  7#c7 ,kiewit    
,hall for the ,university of            
,nebraska-,lincoln ,college of          
,engineering2  7#d7 the ,hawks          
,championship ,center and ,hawks ,field 
at ,haymarket ,park for ,university of  
,nebraska-,lincoln athletics2  7#e7     
,baxter ,arena and the baseball and     

softball complex for ,university of     
,nebraska-,omaha ,athletics2  7#f7 the  
renovation to the ,durham ,science      
,center for ,university of              
,nebraska-,omaha2  7#g7 the ,tim ,hawks 
,chair in ,cancer ,prevention and       
,population ,science in the ,university 
of ,nebraska ,medical ,center ,college  
of ,public ,health2  7#h7 the ,rhonda   
and ,howard ,hawks ,movement ,disorders 
,fellowship in the ,university of       
,nebraska ,medical ,center ,department  
of ,neurological ,sciences2  7#i7 the   
,sharing ,clinic1 a ,university of      
,nebraska ,medical ,center student-run  
clinic2 and  7#aj7 student scholarships2
 ,whereas ,hawks served on the executive
 committee for ,campaign for ,nebraska3 
,unlimited ,possibilities1 a fundraising
 campaign conducted from #bjje to #bjad 
that raised #a1hjj1jjj1jjj in private   
support for the ,university of          
,nebraska-,lincoln2 and ,whereas ,hawks'
 philanthropic commitment extended well 
beyond the ,university of ,nebraska     

system1 supporting initiatives          
addressing homelessness and mental      
health1 and supporting education and the
 arts3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the 
,senate-- 7#a7 has heard with profound  
sorrow and deep regret the announcement 
of the death of ,howard ,l4 ,hawks2     
7#b7 honors the life and legacy of      
,howard ,l4 ,hawks for his unwavering   
dedication to ,nebraska as a civic      
leader and philanthropist2 and  7#c7    
respectfully requests that the          
,secretary of the ,senate transmit an   
enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
family of ,howard ,l4 ,hawks4