named after one of our great governors of florida, former governor and now deceased, governor leroy collins. and he's been a member of the board of visitors of the florida state college of law and the board of trustees for the law center association as the university of florida. he's represented about every environmental organization, safe the manatee, the everglades trust, save our everglades. he's been the lead counsel for the everglades foundation well past two decades. and so notably, thom was instrumental in the passage of two everglades-related florida constitutional amendments. the federal comprehensive everglades restoration plan, and in obtaining several billion dollars in funding for everglades restoration. that has been one of my primary duties here as the senior senator from florida, and i've worked with him over the years on this everglades restoration. and he's been primarily responsible for florida's acquisition of one of our natural resources, the 75,000-acre babcock ranch on the southwest part of florida, which now provides necessary corridors for wildlife, especially the e