R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Nissan North America has selected 14 outstanding 1-2 Texas students as 1999 recipients of Nissan Neighbors Good Citizens 1-3 scholarships; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Now in its second year, the Nissan Neighbors Good 1-5 Citizens Scholarship program grants $2,500 college scholarships to 1-6 graduating students who have not only excelled in the classroom but 1-7 have also displayed exceptional commitment to bettering their 1-8 communities as volunteers and through other activities; on the 1-9 recommendation of Governor George Bush, the recipients in Texas 1-10 were selected from students attending charter schools; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The proud young Texans whose diligent efforts have 1-12 earned them scholarships are: Rashaad Abdur-Rahman and LaKesha 1-13 Demings of Houston from Girls and Boys Prep Academy; Lauren Baily, 1-14 Joshua Choe, and Sandy Song of Irving and Bang Seo of Dallas from 1-15 Renaissance Charter School; Travis Croft of Clear Lake Shores from 1-16 Ed White School of Educational Enhancement; Claudia Garza, Brenda 1-17 Mottu, and Elsa Mungula of Houston from George Sanchez Charter 1-18 School; George Gonzalez of Weslaco from Technology Education; 1-19 Jessica Kemp of Wichita Falls from Bright Ideas Charter School; 1-20 Karen Perez of San Antonio from Southwest Preparatory School; and 1-21 Kristin Pipes of Houston from West Houston Charter School; and 1-22 WHEREAS, The scholarship winners come from diverse 1-23 socio-economic backgrounds and their academic aspirations for 1-24 college encompass a broad variety of institutions of higher 2-1 learning; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The achievement of these exemplary students in 2-3 claiming their Nissan Neighbors Good Citizens scholarships is a 2-4 source of tremendous pride to their parents, teachers, and 2-5 classmates, and they are indeed worthy of special praise and 2-6 recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas winners of the 1999 2-9 Nissan Neighbors Good Citizens scholarships and extend to them 2-10 sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for these deserving young scholars as an expression of 2-13 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Moreno of Harris _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 919 was adopted by the House on May 14, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House