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78R12026 JNC-D

By:  Pena                                                         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.