H.R. No. 2071
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Speaker Tom Craddick and Representatives David
Swinford, Robby Cook, Rob Eissler, Carter Casteel, Rick Hardcastle,
Ruben Hope, and Lois Kolkhorst are supporters of Texas A&M
University and its outstanding Agricultural and Natural Resources
Policy Internship Program and have sponsored interns during the
79th legislative session; and
WHEREAS, The ANRP program has sent student interns to Austin
and Washington, D.C., since 1990, and the program's 15th
anniversary provides an excellent opportunity to celebrate the
accomplishments of the program and recognize the ANRP participants
who are currently working with members of the legislature; and
WHEREAS, The internship program was established when a member
of the U.S. Congress sought an intern from Texas A&M University with
a background in agricultural and natural resources; since then, 425
ANRP students have worked in our nation's and state's capitals,
interning not only for state agencies and legislative offices in
Austin but also for the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National Association of State
Departments of Agriculture, and Texas congressional offices in
Washington; and
WHEREAS, Applicants face a rigorous screening process and are
evaluated for suitability as ANRP interns based on such criteria as
leadership in academic and extracurricular activities,
interpersonal skills, writing ability, grade point average, and
knowledge and interest in policy issues; once selected, interns
receive scholarships to help defray tuition and other expenses and
academic course credit for their work; most importantly, they gain
invaluable insight into public service and firsthand knowledge of
the policy-making process; as evidence of their enhanced
marketability in the workforce, at least 15 alumni of the program
are currently working as staff members in the Texas Legislature and
more than 50 alumni have returned to Washington to secure full-time
positions following graduation from Texas A&M; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Elsa Murano, vice
chancellor and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
and director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 12
students are currently serving as ANRP interns for the 79th Texas
Legislature; they are Marca Ewers, Scott Goodwin, Kyle Graves, Keri
Hoelscher, Weston Holmstrom, Laci LaPlante, Stephanie Largent,
Dalynn Rogers, Shelby Smith, Rebecca Thompson, Sally Wright, and
Tom Ben Williams; and
WHEREAS, These dedicated students from the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University have provided
vital support to the legislature throughout the session while
gaining valuable experience in public service, and it is a pleasure
to recognize the contributions of these exceptional young men and
women as well as the role of this outstanding program in preparing a
new generation of leaders; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the current participants of the Texas
A&M University Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy
Internship Program for their hard work and dedication and honor
this significant endeavor on the 15th anniversary of its founding;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the ANRP interns as an expression of appreciation and
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Swinford
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2071 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House