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H.R. No. 773
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Premedical Honors College at The University of
Texas-Pan American (UTPA) is a joint effort between UTPA and Baylor
College of Medicine that was established in 1993 as part of a
Hispanic Centers of Excellence initiative designed to recruit
talented Hispanic students to medicine and to promote diversity in
the field; and
WHEREAS, Students who are accepted into the program receive a
four-year scholarship to study at UTPA; they complete a rigorous
premedical curriculum and take part in specialized counseling and
enrichment experiences; participants who have earned an acceptable
grade point average and a minimum score on the Medical College
Admissions Test are then granted an additional scholarship to cover
four years of medical training at Baylor College of Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Among the Texas youth currently enrolled in the
program are outstanding students from the Rio Grande Valley,
including Christopher Brann, Amanda Garza, Carla Sagredo, Dalia
Galicia, Lyssa Ochoa, and Melissa Ochoa of Mission; Omar Rodriguez,
Andres Splenser, and Andreana Rivera of McAllen; Kristofer Galvan,
Elias George, and Noe Olivera of Harlingen; David Jimenez of Donna;
Jose Lares of San Benito; Charles Zaremba and Michael Gorena of
Edinburg; Maria Luna of Pharr; and Grace Jackson-Cortez of
Mercedes; and
WHEREAS, These young men and women are working to build a
brighter future for themselves, their families, and the people of
the Lone Star State, and it is most appropriate that they be honored
for their dedication and commitment to excellence; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize all those associated with the
Premedical Honors College at UTPA and extend to them sincere best
wishes for success in all of their future endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for these students as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Pena
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 773 was adopted by the House on May 2,
2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House