78S30359 JHS-D

By:  Callegari                                                    H.R. No. 116



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On September 26, 2003, the North Harris Montgomery 
Community College District is celebrating the dedication of Cy-Fair 
College, the district's fifth comprehensive college; and
	WHEREAS, This fine new facility boasts a 443,000 square-foot 
campus located on 200 acres in northwest Harris County; an 
estimated 7,000 students have enrolled for the inaugural semester, 
and enrollment is eventually expected to double; and
	WHEREAS, One of the largest higher education projects 
undertaken in the U.S. over the past decade, Cy-Fair College has the 
distinction of being the only comprehensive college built in this 
country in recent years; and
	WHEREAS, Chancellor John E. Pickelman and President Diane K. 
Troyer have worked closely with the school's board of trustees to 
merge best teaching and learning practices with the college's 
state-of-the-art classrooms and labs, resulting in what is sure to 
be one of the area's most prestigious higher education resources; 
and
	WHEREAS, With a curriculum that focuses on maximizing 
government investment through the use of business and community 
partnerships, Cy-Fair College is fully prepared to educate future 
generations of our nation's workforce, and the dedication of this 
new campus will undoubtedly usher in a period of outstanding 
educational opportunity for the school's students; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize the dedication of 
Cy-Fair College and extend best wishes to Chancellor John E. 
Pickelman, President Diane K. Troyer, board of trustees chair Larry 
Shryock and his fellow board members, and the many other 
individuals who have contributed to the establishment of this 
exemplary community education facility.