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H.R. No. 423
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Pulitzer Prize, one of the most prestigious
literary awards in the United States, was bestowed on Dr. David M.
Oshinsky of Austin for his bookPolio: An American Story; and
WHEREAS, In winning the 2006 Pulitzer in the history
category, Dr. Oshinsky has distinguished himself as one of the
leading historians of modern American culture; moreover, he has
brought honor to The University of Texas at Austin, where he is the
George Littlefield Professor of American History; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Cornell University, where he received
his bachelor's and master's degrees, and Brandeis University, where
he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1971, Dr. Oshinsky was a professor at
Rutgers University for 30 years before joining the faculty at The
University of Texas in 2001; and
WHEREAS, In writing Polio: An American Story, Dr. Oshinsky
has created an insightful analysis of the nation's fight against
this dreaded disease; his vivid account chronicles the immense fear
and suffering caused by polio and details the successful search for
a vaccine to prevent it; and
WHEREAS, Polio: An American Story is one of several highly
respected works written by this renowned historian; his
considerable skills as a researcher and writer are also evident in A
Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy, which won the
Hardeman Prize as the best book about the United States Congress,
and Worse Than Slavery: Parchman Farm and the Ordeal of Jim Crow
Justice, winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award; in addition, he
is a coauthor of American Passages: A History of the United States
and a coeditor of The Oxford Companion to United States History; and
WHEREAS, Winning the Pulitzer Prize is truly an extraordinary
accomplishment, and with his compelling historical account of the
race to find a cure for polio, Dr. Oshinsky has greatly contributed
to the rich tradition of letters in the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. David M.
Oshinsky on winning the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in the history category
and extend to him warmest best wishes for continued success; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Oshinsky as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Naishtat
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 423 was adopted by the House on May
10, 2006, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House