R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Over the course of her quarter-century with Central 1-2 Arizona College, Coach Lin Laursen has built the Lady Vaqueras 1-3 basketball team into the nation's most elite program; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Her phenomenal success, which includes a win/loss 1-5 record of 684-119, has been highlighted by two National Junior 1-6 College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championships; in addition, 1-7 her teams have advanced to the NJCAA final four on six occasions 1-8 and have won 22 Arizona Community College Athletic Conference 1-9 championships, including 18 consecutive titles; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The Lady Vaqueras domination of their conference has 1-11 been so complete under Coach Laursen that the team compiled a 1-12 conference winning streak of 185 games; and 1-13 WHEREAS, During Coach Laursen's tenure, 98 of her players 1-14 have gone on to attend major colleges, 75 have attained 1-15 all-conference or all-region status, 22 have been named 1-16 all-Americans, and several have advanced to play at the 1-17 professional level; and 1-18 WHEREAS, In recognition of her many notable accomplishments, 1-19 Coach Laursen was chosen to receive the Alberta Lee Cox 1-20 Sportsmanship Award in 1994; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The citizens of Longview are proud to welcome Coach 1-22 Laursen to participate as a clinic sponsor, instructor, and 1-23 long-time supporter of the National Junior Achievement Shootout 1-24 held in Longview; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Throughout her 25-year career as coach of the 2-2 Central Arizona College Lady Vaqueras, Lin Laursen has worked to 2-3 enable each of her young athletes to excel individually and as a 2-4 team member, and her exceptional success in this regard is indeed 2-5 worthy of special recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby congratulate Lin Laursen of Central Arizona 2-8 College on her remarkable achievements as coach of the Lady 2-9 Vaqueras basketball team and extend to her sincere best wishes for 2-10 continued success; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for Coach Laursen as an expression of high regard by the 2-13 Texas House of Representatives. Merritt _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1223 was adopted by the House on May 31, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House