By:  Ellis                                            S.R. No. 1003
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
    1-3  recognizing Dameshia J. DeFlora, who has been awarded the Black
    1-4  Engineer of the Year--Student Leadership award by the Career
    1-5  Communications Group; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, A senior at Prairie View A&M University College
    1-7  of Engineering, Dameshia DeFlora is a mechanical engineering
    1-8  major and has appeared on the Dean's List, first honors, and the
    1-9  academic honor roll; she won the Most Outstanding Calculus II and
   1-10  III Tutor Awards and has been named Prairie View A&M University
   1-11  Student of the Year; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, Ranked in the top two colleges in the United States
   1-13  in the production of African-American engineers, Prairie View A&M
   1-14  University College of Engineering is well known for producing high
   1-15  quality engineering students who are sought after in the professional
   1-16  world; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Dameshia DeFlora is exemplary of the best of the
   1-18  engineering students and has been awarded the Presidential Academic
   1-19  Scholar Award, the Alberta F. Peterson Academic Scholarship, and the
   1-20  Motorola Excellence Scholarship; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, An exemplary young woman who is a model for students
   1-22  of all ages, Dameshia strives for excellence in all of her endeavors
   1-23  and is a source of much pride for her family, her community, and the
    2-1  Prairie View A&M University College of Engineering; now, therefore,
    2-2  be it
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-4  74th Legislature, hereby commend Dameshia DeFlora for her many
    2-5  accomplishments and extend congratulations to her on earning the
    2-6  Black Engineer of the Year--Student Leadership award; and, be it
    2-7  further
    2-8        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her
    2-9  as an expression of regard from the Texas Senate.
   2-10                               ______________________________________
   2-11                                       President of the Senate
   2-12                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-13                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-14                               on May 9, 1995.
   2-15                               ______________________________________
   2-16                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-17                               ______________________________________
   2-18                                        Member, Texas Senate