79R4724 SKA-D

By:  Blake                                                        H.R. No. 205



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Student Government Association (SGA) 
and the SFA Alumni Association of Stephen F. Austin State 
University are visiting the Capitol on February 16 and 17, 2005, and 
this noteworthy occasion provides a fitting opportunity to honor 
these commendable organizations; and
	WHEREAS, Serving as the voice of the student body, SGA is an 
effective conduit through which students express concerns and make 
suggestions to university administration; to that end, the 
organization has executive, judicial, and legislative branches and 
regularly passes legislation to improve the quality of student life 
at the university and to ensure that students' views are reflected 
in policies being implemented at the school; and
	WHEREAS, Through its myriad endeavors, SGA helps to develop 
future leaders of this state and nation and provides an important 
forum for the more than 11,000 students currently enrolled; and
	WHEREAS, Since 1925, over 94,000 men and women have graduated 
from SFA and these former students and other friends of the 
university are ably represented by the nonprofit SFA Alumni 
Association; the organization serves its membership through a host 
of programs and activities that perpetuate an attitude of loyalty 
and support to the school; moreover, the association, together with 
the SFA Alumni Foundation, present between $500,000 and $1 million 
in scholarships and awards to approximately 900 students each year; 
and
	WHEREAS, Stephen F. Austin State University has long been a 
source of pride to its former and current students, faculty, and 
administration, and the ongoing efforts of these organizations 
ensure that it will remain a vital educational institution in the 
State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize February 16 and 17, 2005, as SFA 
Student Government Association and SFA Alumni Association Days at 
the Capitol and extend to the organizations' members sincere best 
wishes for a memorable and rewarding visit to Austin; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the Student Government Association and the SFA Alumni 
Association of Stephen F. Austin State University as an expression 
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.