By: Montford S.R. No. 443 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride 1-3 in recognizing Shaili M. Khandheria, who has been selected as the 1-4 recipient of a 1995 Women of Excellence Award; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The Women of Excellence Awards are sponsored by 1-6 the Young Women's Christian Association and are designed to honor 1-7 women who have made exceptional contributions to the Lubbock 1-8 community; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Miss Khandheria is well known for her leadership 1-10 ability which has been praised by her teachers and principal and 1-11 citizens in the community; at Lubbock High School, where she has 1-12 an overall grade point average of 4.56, she has been the president 1-13 of the Latin Club, a representative for Senior Council, an officer 1-14 in "Dare To Be Different," and a member of the National Honor 1-15 Society, the orchestra, and the varsity tennis team; and 1-16 WHEREAS, An outstanding role model for youth, she is a 1-17 National Merit Semi-Finalist and participates in University 1-18 Interscholastic League math and science competitions, Academic 1-19 Decathlon, and Odyssey of the Mind; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Shaili has also been involved in community 1-21 activities; she has been a volunteer for the University Medical 1-22 Center, a counselor for TEENLINE, a member of the Indian Association 1-23 of West Texas, and vice-president of the Jain Youth Group; in 2-1 addition, she has one part-time job tutoring for Homework Hotline 2-2 and another working for a local movie theater; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Shaili Khandheria is an exemplary and distinguished 2-4 young woman who is a highly respected leader of youth in the Lubbock 2-5 community, and through her exceptional talent and generosity, she 2-6 touches the lives of many; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 74th Legislature, hereby commend Shaili M. Khandheria on her 2-9 superior achievements and extend congratulations to her on earning 2-10 a 1995 Women of Excellence Award; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 2-12 as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on March 15, 1995. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate