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