As Adopted by the Senate
135th General Assembly
Regular Session S. R. No. 49
2023-2024
Senator McColley
A RESOLUTION
Honoring Dana R. Skinner on being selected as the 2022
Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year.
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 135th General Assembly 1
of Ohio are pleased to extend special recognition to Dana R. Skinner 2
as the 2022 State Trooper of the Year for the Ohio State Highway 3
Patrol; and 4
WHEREAS, Dana Skinner has combined civic concern and commitment 5
with selfless initiative to become a dynamic leader in the field of 6
law enforcement. Joining the Ohio State Highway Patrol in 2001, she 7
served in such locations as the Piqua Post and the Training Academy 8
before being assigned to the Toledo Post. She has been honored by 9
fellow troopers for her outstanding service, leadership abilities, 10
professional ethics, and courteous treatment of others, as well as for 11
her enthusiastic work attitude and cooperation with supervisors, 12
peers, and the public; and 13
WHEREAS, In being selected for this noteworthy distinction, Dana 14
Skinner has been acknowledged as a remarkable member of the Ohio State 15
Highway Patrol. She has expended countless hours and seemingly 16
inexhaustible energy in the interest of others, and it is through the 17
unsurpassed efforts and consistent support of conscientious 18
individuals such as she that our state has remained responsive to the 19
diverse needs of its residents; and 20
WHEREAS, Demonstrating a sincere concern for the future of the 21
Toledo area, Dana Skinner has given back to the community far more 22
than she has gleaned, and her selfless endeavors stand as the hallmark 23
of responsible citizenship. She has set an example of humanitarian 24
service worthy of emulation, and we commend her for her dedication to 25
our state; therefore be it 26
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RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 135th General 27
Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, applaud Dana R. Skinner 28
on her exemplary accolade and salute her as one of Ohio’s finest law 29
enforcement officers; and be it further 30
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly 31
authenticated copy of this Resolution to Dana R. Skinner. 32