By:  Bivins, Montford                                 S.R. No. 1017
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  recognize Mary Alice Robbins on the auspicious occasion of her
    1-4  50th birthday which is being celebrated on May 10, 1995; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A native of Seymour, she holds a bachelor's degree
    1-6  in journalism from Texas Tech University; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, The Austin Correspondent for the Morris News
    1-8  Service, Mary Alice has a great deal of journalistic experience,
    1-9  and she has won several honors for her journalistic achievements
   1-10  including the 1983 Caduceus award presented by the Health
   1-11  Communicators Association of Lubbock for excellence in medical
   1-12  writing; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, She also won the APME team effort award for coverage
   1-14  of a Lubbock bank robbery-kidnapping incident in 1975; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Now that she has arrived at her 50th year, she can
   1-16  truly be termed a seasoned reporter; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The loving thoughts and best wishes of her many
   1-18  friends are with her as she celebrates this special day with
   1-19  friends and loved ones; now, therefore, be it
   1-20        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   1-21  74th Legislature, hereby congratulate Mary Alice Robbins on her
   1-22  50th birthday and wish her many more happy birthdays in the future;
   1-23  and, be it further
    2-1        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her
    2-2  as an expression of the high regard and esteem of the Texas Senate.
    2-3                               ______________________________________
    2-4                                       President of the Senate
    2-5                                    I hereby certify that the above
    2-6                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    2-7                               on May 10, 1995.
    2-8                               ______________________________________
    2-9                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-10                               ______________________________________
   2-11                                        Member, Texas Senate
   2-12                               ______________________________________
   2-13                                         Member, Texas Senate