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