By: Hudson H.R. No. 234 73R3433 BNL-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Melanie Marie Belt became the latest member of a 1-2 select group of young ladies to be presented to society as a 1-3 Cotillion Idlewild Debutante at the Cotillion Idlewild Club 1-4 Debutante Presentation on November 27, 1992, thus attaining a great 1-5 honor reserved for the community's most outstanding and deserving 1-6 young women; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The theme of the 1992 ball was "Evening Masquerade," 1-8 and those in attendance were treated to a truly magical evening of 1-9 music and dance; the highlight of the event was the presentation of 1-10 the five lovely, talented, and ambitious young ladies selected as 1-11 Cotillion Idlewild Debutantes; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Belt, Jr., 1-13 this lovely young lady is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. 1-14 Finch, Jr., and the late James C. Belt and Florence Belt Brown; 1-15 and 1-16 WHEREAS, A sophomore at Xavier University of Louisiana in New 1-17 Orleans, Miss Belt is studying biology with the goal of eventually 1-18 becoming an obstetrician with her own practice; her many student 1-19 activities include membership in the Howard Hughes Biomedical Honor 1-20 Corps and the Biology Club; and 1-21 WHEREAS, In recognition of her high academic achievements, 1-22 she has been named to the Dean's List for both the fall and the 1-23 spring semesters and was selected to serve as the Howard Hughes 1-24 Peer Counselor/Tutor for premedical students; she also was honored 2-1 as an All-American Collegiate Scholar; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Miss Belt established this standard of high academic 2-3 achievement and peer leadership while she was a student at Kimball 2-4 High School, where she served as secretary of her senior class, 2-5 president of the Spanish Club, cocaptain of the Troubadears Drill 2-6 Team, and president of the National Honor Society; her classmates 2-7 chose her as their Junior Homecoming Princess, and she graduated 2-8 salutatorian of the 1991 senior class; and 2-9 WHEREAS, A devout member of St. Luke's Community United 2-10 Methodist Church, Miss Belt served on the children's usher board at 2-11 that church and sang in the Lillie Berry Youth Choir; and 2-12 WHEREAS, This remarkable young woman has contributed much of 2-13 her free time to community service projects as a member of 2-14 Del-Teens and as a volunteer at the Dallas Museum of Art; in 1991, 2-15 she was crowned Miss MOA Jabberwock in recognition of her 2-16 outstanding fund-raising efforts on behalf of the Dallas 2-17 Metropolitan Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; and 2-18 WHEREAS, Although her studies and volunteer efforts keep her 2-19 quite busy, this delightful young woman still finds time to relax 2-20 with her favorite hobbies, which include swimming, traveling, and 2-21 singing; and 2-22 WHEREAS, Melanie Marie Belt is a source of great pride and 2-23 joy to her parents, her community, and her many friends; blessed 2-24 with a warm personality and natural charm, Miss Belt truly 2-25 exemplifies the Cotillion Idlewild Debutante spirit, and she is 2-26 indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-27 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 3-1 Legislature hereby congratulate Melanie Marie Belt on her 3-2 presentation as a Cotillion Idlewild Debutante and extend to her 3-3 warmest best wishes for many more years of continued success and 3-4 happiness; and, be it further 3-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-6 forwarded to Miss Belt as an expression of high regard by the Texas 3-7 House of Representatives.