By: Hill, Fred H.R. No. 274 73R4698 JLZ-D 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.