1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 59 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to join 1-4 The Texas A&M University System and the Texas Agricultural 1-5 Extension Service in recognizing Jennifer Roberts, who was 1-6 awarded the President's Student Service Gold Award on 1-7 November 14, 2000, during the 2000 Youth Leadership Gala; and 1-8 WHEREAS, This prestigious award is presented to young 1-9 volunteers who have exhibited an extraordinary willingness to 1-10 make a difference in the lives of others through community 1-11 service; and 1-12 WHEREAS, As a participant in the 1999-2000 Empowering Teen 1-13 Leaders program, Jennifer received her award as a result of 1-14 organizing a community project requiring 302 hours of service 1-15 benefitting 7,000 individuals; and 1-16 WHEREAS, An exemplary young woman with a promising future, 1-17 Jennifer demonstrated an overwhelming desire to use her talents 1-18 and her resources to help others, and in so doing she has brought 1-19 honor to herself, her family, and her community; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Jennifer has made a lasting contribution to her 2-1 community through her generosity of spirit, and her worthy 2-2 accomplishments should be an inspiration for students of all 2-3 ages and a source of pride for all Texans; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 77th Legislature, hereby commend Jennifer Roberts for being 2-6 selected a recipient of the President's Student Service Gold 2-7 Award; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-9 Jennifer as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. 2-10 Lindsay 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 President of the Senate 2-13 I hereby certify that the above 2-14 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-15 on January 22, 2001. 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 Secretary of the Senate 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Member, Texas Senate