By:  West                                              S.R. No. 436
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
    1-3  recognizing March 22, 1995, as Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership
    1-4  Program Day and in welcoming to the Capitol some of the program's
    1-5  student interns and the widow of Dr. Emmett J. Conrad,
    1-6  Mrs. Eleanor Conrad; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, In May of 1993, an internship was established by
    1-8  Senator Royce West through a partnership with Paul Quinn College
    1-9  and the Texas Veteran's Land Board; the goal was to assist
   1-10  Paul Quinn College students with acquiring paid employment
   1-11  experience, and the program was later expanded to include any
   1-12  qualified student residing in State Senatorial District 23; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, In June of 1993, the program's sponsors were
   1-14  increased from one to nine corporations and agencies, and 27
   1-15  students were helped; because of the program's positive impact
   1-16  and potential, it was renamed the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership
   1-17  Program in August of 1993 in honor of the esteemed Dallas
   1-18  African-American physician and educational advocate; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, A distinguished and highly respected gentleman,
   1-20  Dr. Conrad was the first African-American member of the Board
   1-21  of Trustees of the Dallas Independent School District; he was
   1-22  appointed to the Select Committee of Public Education and was
   1-23  appointed to the State Board of Education in 1984; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Dr. Conrad was committed to equal and accessible
    2-2  education for all students, and the internship program is a
    2-3  continuation of his mission since it provides college students in
    2-4  Senatorial District 23, regardless of race, creed, gender, or age,
    2-5  with the opportunity to secure viable employment experience in
    2-6  their respective fields of interest; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, Students in the program are chosen after completion
    2-8  of an application that includes a typed 250-word essay and
    2-9  documentation of at least eight hours of community service; the
   2-10  1995 internship program chaired by Brooks Fitch hopes to surpass
   2-11  its placement of 102 students in 1994 and will target college
   2-12  students who have completed one full year of study in an accredited
   2-13  four-year institution; and
   2-14        WHEREAS, The program has proved to be of tremendous benefit
   2-15  to students who are seeking employment yet have had no viable
   2-16  employment experience that corresponded to their majors; students
   2-17  who participate in the program enjoy the opportunity to expand
   2-18  their employment marketability and leadership capabilities and to
   2-19  gain insight in preparation for future career choices; now,
   2-20  therefore, be it
   2-21        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-22  74th Legislature, hereby recognize the Dr. Emmett J. Conrad
   2-23  Leadership Program as a tribute to the life of Dr. Emmett J. Conrad
   2-24  and extend a warm welcome to Mrs. Eleanor Conrad and to the program's
   2-25  interns; and, be it further
    3-1        RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be prepared in honor
    3-2  of Dr. Emmett J. Conrad Leadership Program Day.
    3-3                               ______________________________________
    3-4                                       President of the Senate
    3-5                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-6                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-7                               on March 22, 1995.
    3-8                               ______________________________________
    3-9                                       Secretary of the Senate
   3-10                               ______________________________________
   3-11                                        Member, Texas Senate