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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 371

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to

 1-4     recognize Texas Southern University's School of Technology on the

 1-5     occasion of its Annual Banquet and Awards Gala on March 27, 1997;

 1-6     and

 1-7           WHEREAS, The theme of this year's banquet is The American

 1-8     Opportunity; it concentrates on the active partnerships the school

 1-9     has built with industry and business in the last 50 years as well

1-10     as the affiliations which will be fostered in the future; and

1-11           WHEREAS, The awards banquet will honor the contributions

1-12     of corporations and individuals who have assisted the school

1-13     with financial support, employment, promotion of the School of

1-14     Technology graduates, and internships; and

1-15           WHEREAS, The corporations, agencies, churches, and

1-16     foundations to be honored with a place on the Wall of Honor are:

1-17     Anheuser-Busch Company, U.S. Department of Transportation, Texas

1-18     Department of Transportation, Houston Endowment, Incorporated,

1-19     Houston Lighting & Power, HVJ Associates, Incorporated, Shell Oil

1-20     Company, Metropolitan Transit Authority, National Renewable Energy

1-21     Laboratory, PTI, Incorporated, State Energy Conservation Office,

1-22     Unity National Bank, McGee Chapel Church, and Wheeler Avenue Baptist

1-23     Church; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, The alumni selected to be honored are:  Larry Hayes,

 2-2     Dr. Mitchell Allen, Milton Carroll, Victor Coleman, El France Lee,

 2-3     Theodora Heath, Charles Hebert, Emroy Jones, Dr. Theodore Ingram,

 2-4     Paul Moore, Glenmore Royal, Ed Simmons, Joe Stephens, Hosea Johnson,

 2-5     and Patricia Weston; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, The members of the faculty and staff being honored

 2-7     are:  George K. Coleman, Sr., Rodney Evans, John Fonteno, James Nix,

 2-8     George Goode, Lewis Lawton, Philip F. Lee, A. J. Mims, Hulon White,

 2-9     Dr. Robert L. Prater, Dr. Bridges A. Turner, Lester Webster, and

2-10     James Wilson; and

2-11           WHEREAS, Designated in 1973 by the Texas Legislature as

2-12     a special purpose institution of higher education for urban

2-13     programming, the School of Technology has had specialized

2-14     accreditation by the National Association of Industrial Technology

2-15     since 1979; and

2-16           WHEREAS, The School of Technology has as its main mission

2-17     preparing students to be proficient in the application of science

2-18     and technology to meet the ever-increasing challenges of high

2-19     technology in the public and private sectors; those honored by

2-20     placement on the Wall of Honor have been of invaluable help; now,

2-21     therefore, be it

2-22           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-23     75th Legislature, hereby commend Texas Southern University's School

2-24     of Technology and its honorees; and, be it further

2-25           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the

 3-1     School of Technology as an expression of the high regard of the

 3-2     Texas Senate.

 3-3                                                                   Ellis

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 3-5                                          President of the Senate

 3-6                                       I hereby certify that the above

 3-7                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

 3-8                                  on March 24, 1997.

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3-10                                          Secretary of the Senate

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3-12                                           Member, Texas Senate