1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 414 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased 1-4 to recognize the National Association for the Advancement of 1-5 Colored People, Houston branch, for its excellent program, "A 1-6 Journey Towards Excellence"; and 1-7 WHEREAS, "A Journey Towards Excellence" is being held on 1-8 March 10, 2001, by the National Association for the Advancement 1-9 of Colored People in Houston to raise funds for the Urban 1-10 Scholarship Program; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The Urban Scholarship Program is a nonprofit 1-12 partnership between Anheuser-Busch Companies, Incorporated, and 1-13 the Houston branch of the National Association for the Advancement 1-14 of Colored People to prepare inner-city youth for the challenges 1-15 of the next century; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The program provides scholarships for students 1-17 from area high schools who have excelled in academics and shown 1-18 outstanding leadership skills; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Grassroots community organizations, with support 1-20 from a well-known corporate partner, raise money in their area to 1-21 send local students to college; the money raised in the Houston 1-22 community stays in the Houston community; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Those who apply must be graduating seniors with 2-2 a grade point average of 2.5 or better, and they must furnish a 2-3 short essay; to date, there are 13 deserving students now receiving 2-4 scholarships each semester; these scholars must maintain a grade 2-5 point average of 2.5 or better; so far, the accomplishments of all 2-6 the scholars are most gratifying; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 77th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the Houston branch 2-9 of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 2-10 for its unstinting support of "A Journey Towards Excellence" 2-11 benefitting the Urban Scholarship Program; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-13 Houston branch as an expression of the highest regard and esteem 2-14 of the Texas Senate. 2-15 Ellis 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on March 6, 2001. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate