H.R. No. 556



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The 2004-2005 chess team from The University of 
Texas at Dallas captured first place at the prestigious 50th Pan 
American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, and this 
outstanding achievement provides a perfect opportunity to honor the 
myriad accomplishments of this exceptional group; and
	WHEREAS, After winning this top tournament in 2003, the UTD 
chess team outwitted the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 
as well as the Stanford and Yale University teams, to claim for the 
second consecutive year the Pan American championship, which is 
held annually in December to determine the best college team in the 
Americas; and
	WHEREAS, Originally coached by Dr. Tim Redman, director of 
the UTD chess program, and now led by coach and international master 
Rade Milovanovic, the UTD chess team has enjoyed remarkable success 
over its nine-year history; and
	WHEREAS, Members of the 2004-2005 UTD chess team include 
international masters Peter Vavrak, Magesh Chandran Panchanathan, 
and Amon Simutowe, and FIDE masters Andrei Zaremba and Michal 
Kujovic; and
	WHEREAS, These exemplary chess players have also generously 
donated their time and considerable talents to the Dallas 
Independent School District, providing chess instruction and 
assisting DISD high school students in chess tournaments; and
	WHEREAS, The UTD chess team has demonstrated the requisite 
mental toughness and competitive excellence necessary to succeed 
not only in chess but also in the classroom, and it is most 
appropriate to pay tribute to its worthy members at this time; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Coach Rade Milovanovic and The 
University of Texas at Dallas chess team for winning the Pan 
American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship and extend to them 
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Coach Milovanovic and the members of the team as an 
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                            Hill

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 556 was adopted by the House on March 
2, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House