1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 778 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-4 recognize Jessica Polito, who has been awarded the Rapoport 1-5 Russian Scholarship by the College of Liberal Arts of 1-6 The University of Texas at Austin for the 2000-2001 academic 1-7 year; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The Rapoport Russian Scholarship aims to assist 1-9 outstanding students in the College of Liberal Arts who must 1-10 work to support themselves while attending school; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Money awarded by the scholarship enables recipients 1-12 to forgo working during the school year so that they might devote 1-13 more time to such scholarly pursuits as completing a senior thesis 1-14 or studying abroad; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Recipients of the Rapoport Russian Scholarship 1-16 have demonstrated significant academic success, and they 1-17 contribute greatly to upholding the outstanding reputation of 1-18 The University of Texas at Austin; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Jessica Polito has distinguished herself among her 1-20 peers, and she is indeed worthy of this academic honor; now, 2-1 therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-3 77th Legislature, hereby commend Jessica Polito on being awarded 2-4 the Rapoport Russian Scholarship by the College of Liberal Arts 2-5 of The University of Texas at Austin; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 2-7 as an expression of great esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-8 Ellis 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 President of the Senate 2-11 I hereby certify that the above 2-12 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-13 on April 20, 2001. 2-14 ______________________________________ 2-15 Secretary of the Senate 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 Member, Texas Senate