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H.R. No. 817
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Students participating in the McDermott Scholars
Program are visiting the State Capitol, and this occasion provides
a fitting opportunity to recognize this outstanding program; and
WHEREAS, Since its establishment in the fall of 2000, the
McDermott Scholars Program has sought to build a brighter future
for Texans by attracting top students from throughout the state and
across the nation to pursue their higher education at The
University of Texas at Dallas; and
WHEREAS, The program, initiated by Margaret McDermott and
named for her husband and cofounder of Texas Instruments, Eugene
McDermott, selects participants who have demonstrated a commitment
to academic excellence, community service, and leadership both on
and off campus; and
WHEREAS, Through private endowment funds, these young men and
women are presented with the opportunity to share in leadership
training, fine arts education, and invaluable travel experiences,
including regular visits to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the
Dallas Opera, local museums, art galleries, plays, and concerts; in
addition, first-year scholars are invited on trips to Austin and
Washington, D.C., to meet with elected officials and experience the
cultural diversity of our state's and nation's capital cities; and
WHEREAS, McDermott Scholars represent our next generation of
business leaders, scientists, physicians, professors, attorneys,
and public servants, and it is a privilege to recognize this
outstanding program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend all those associated with the McDermott
Scholars Program for their commitment to education and community
service and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the McDermott Scholars Program as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hill
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 817 was adopted by the House on March
29, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House