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                                                                  H.R. No. 1961



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of The University of Texas at El Paso 
basketball program have distinguished themselves both on the 
hardwood and in the classroom; and
	WHEREAS, Academic All-WAC commendations were earned by four 
UTEP basketball players; in order to be eligible for this 
prestigious accolade,  a student-athlete must have completed at 
least one academic year while earning a minimum 3.2 GPA and playing 
in at least 50 percent of the team's contests; and
	WHEREAS, Receiving Academic All-WAC honors for the 2004-2005 
athletic year were Thomas Gehrke, who earned a 3.44 GPA majoring in 
kinesiology, Marta Dydek, who has a 3.42 GPA as a psychology major, 
Ingrid Goslin, who tallied a 3.25 GPA studying psychology, and 
Jonna Launiainen, who earned a 4.0 GPA majoring in business; and
	WHEREAS, In addition, the men's basketball team has just 
completed the second most successful two-year stretch in school 
history; the team compiled a 51-15 overall record and went 27-9 in 
WAC play, winning the 2004 regular season conference title and a 
coveted NCAA tournament appearance in 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Members of the men's team include Jason Williams, 
Brent Murphy, Kelvin Davis, Giovanni St. Amant, Miguel Ayala, 
Thomas Gehrke, Filiberto Rivera, Vernon Carr, Josh Gutierrez, 
Stanley Branch, Omar Thomas, John Tofi, and Will Kimble; they were 
ably led by first-year head coach Doc Sadler, whose 27 victories 
this season make him the winningest first-year UTEP coach in 
history, and he was ably supported by assistant coaches Ed 
Custodio, Randall Dickey, and James Holland; and
	WHEREAS, Director of basketball operations David Anwar may 
take great pride in his basketball program, which has consistently 
demonstrated a commitment to excellence that merits special 
recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor The University of Texas at El Paso 
basketball program for a successful 2004-2005 season and extend to 
director David Anwar, his coaches and staff, and all the 
student-athletes best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the UTEP basketball program as an expression of high 
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                     Quintanilla

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1961 was adopted by the House on May 
25, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House