By Hill                                               H.R. No. 1111

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to

 1-2     welcome The University of Texas at Dallas' (UTD) Academic Quiz Team

 1-3     to the State Capitol; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, In April, the 14 members of this team competed at

 1-5     the 1997 National College Bowl Tournament as one of the top 16

 1-6     teams in the country; UTD placed a strong sixth in the tournament,

 1-7     behind such renowned institutions of higher education as Cornell

 1-8     University, the University of Chicago, and Harvard University; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, Team members include Eileen Miller, Ryan Wylie,

1-10     Matthew Scheffrahn, Chris Friede, Kathy Blazek, Christopher Kane,

1-11     Rachael Zaspel, Leilani Cantu, Doug Hackworth, Matthew Akins, Jacob

1-12     Gurwitz, Jennifer Kerr, Drew Wallace, and Robert Margolis, who was

1-13     selected for the Tournament All-Stars Game; the team's class range

1-14     runs the gamut from freshmen to graduate students, and their fields

1-15     of study include arts and humanities, natural and social sciences,

1-16     general studies, management, and engineering; and

1-17           WHEREAS, The brainchild of Associate Provost Lawrence

1-18     Redlinger, the Academic Quiz Team was established during the

1-19     1993-1994 school year; Dr. Redlinger is still very much involved

1-20     with the team, serving both as coach and as faculty advisor, and

1-21     much of the team's great success can be attributed to his capable

1-22     guidance; and

1-23           WHEREAS, The UTD Academic Quiz Team has accomplished much in

1-24     its relatively short existence, consistently defeating its

 2-1     competitors on the regional, state, and national levels, and the

 2-2     members of this chamber are pleased to encourage this spirit of

 2-3     competition in the pursuit of academic excellence; now, therefore,

 2-4     be it

 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-6     Legislature hereby welcome the Academic Quiz Team of The University

 2-7     of Texas at Dallas and commend its members on their recent success

 2-8     at the 1997 National College Bowl Tournament; and, be it further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-10     prepared for Dr. Redlinger and the team as an expression of high

2-11     regard by the Texas House of Representatives.