By: Barrientos S.R. No. 180 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 welcoming to Texas the nine German students from the University 1-4 of Hannover in Hannover, Germany, who are participating in the 1-5 Southwest Texas State University student exchange program; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The students from Germany and J. Miller Jones, a 1-7 professor from the English Department at the University of 1-8 Hannover, are visiting Texas and Southwest Texas State University 1-9 from February 10 until March 10; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Dr. Lawrence Estaville, Chairman of the Geography 1-11 and Planning Department at Southwest Texas State University, 1-12 and Dr. James F. Petersen, Professor of Geography, are assisting 1-13 the students and guiding them with their studies at the university; 1-14 and 1-15 WHEREAS, This excellent exchange program began several years 1-16 ago, and its participants are exemplary students who are interested 1-17 in furthering their knowledge of other cultures and in receiving 1-18 a first-rate education; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Texans are privileged to have these talented 1-20 students and their professor as guests in our state, and it is 1-21 sincerely hoped that their visit here is a productive and 1-22 enjoyable one; now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-1 74th Legislature, hereby extend hospitality and a warm welcome 2-2 to Christine Oberdorfer, Susanne Giesemann, Isabella Kassner, 2-3 Marcel Manske, Ellen Osterode, Nicole Otte, Amelie Theilmann, 2-4 Jens Willing, Antje Wolff, and Professor J. Miller Jones; and, 2-5 be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-7 them as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. 2-8 ______________________________________ 2-9 President of the Senate 2-10 I hereby certify that the above 2-11 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-12 on February 8, 1995. 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 Secretary of the Senate 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 Member, Texas Senate