H.R. No. 274
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Since it achieved four-year university status in
    1-2  1975, when it began admitting freshman and sophomore students, The
    1-3  University of Texas at Dallas has attained a reputation as one of
    1-4  the state's premier institutions of higher learning and has
    1-5  attracted some of the finest students in the state with its
    1-6  outstanding array of challenging and demanding academic programs;
    1-7  and
    1-8        WHEREAS, The high caliber of students enrolled at the
    1-9  university and the high standards of achievement they have
   1-10  established have added to the school's reputation and increased its
   1-11  attractiveness for students with the talent and ambition to succeed
   1-12  in the university's rigorous academic climate; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, This correlation between the school's high standards
   1-14  of academic achievement and its appeal to bright and ambitious
   1-15  students was borne out again in the fall of 1992 when, for the
   1-16  third year in a row, The University of Texas at Dallas recruited a
   1-17  freshman class ranking at the top of those entering a public
   1-18  university in the state; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Numbering 118 students in all, this outstanding
   1-20  freshman class attained an average SAT score of 1,112 and an
   1-21  average ACT score above 26; collectively, these students ranked in
   1-22  the top 16 percent of their high school graduating classes; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, In addition to bringing an outstanding track record
   1-24  of academic performance to add to the university's already great
    2-1  reputation, this freshman class has provided an added dimension of
    2-2  diversity to broaden the social and cultural horizons for all of
    2-3  the university's scholastic population; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, Possessing a high degree of youthful energy and
    2-5  bringing to The University of Texas at Dallas a wide array of
    2-6  personal and professional interests, this class has become a
    2-7  positive force in campus life and has reenergized a variety of
    2-8  university functions; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, The energy and multicultural diversity these
   2-10  students have brought to the campus is particularly evident in the
   2-11  significant role they have played in making the Annual Minority
   2-12  Student Leadership Conference, International Day activities, and
   2-13  other campus outreach programs resound with success; and
   2-14        WHEREAS, Recognizing that these students represent the future
   2-15  of this state, the members of this body take great pleasure in
   2-16  noting both the superior accomplishments of this remarkable group
   2-17  of students and the tremendous potential for future success
   2-18  inherent in their collective performance to date; now, therefore,
   2-19  be it
   2-20        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-21  Legislature hereby commend the freshman class of The University of
   2-22  Texas at Dallas on its outstanding record of academic achievement
   2-23  and extend to all of its members best wishes for continued success
   2-24  throughout their collegiate careers and beyond; and, be it further
   2-25        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-26  prepared for the members of this freshman class as an expression of
   2-27  high esteem by the Texas House of Representatives.