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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students participating in the McDermott Scholars |
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Program are visiting the State Capitol, and this occasion provides |
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a fitting opportunity to recognize this outstanding program; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its establishment in the fall of 2000, the |
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McDermott Scholars Program has sought to build a brighter future |
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for Texans by attracting top students from throughout the state and |
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across the nation to pursue their higher education at The |
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University of Texas at Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, The program, initiated by Margaret McDermott and |
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named for her husband and the cofounder of Texas Instruments Eugene |
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McDermott, selects participants who have demonstrated a commitment |
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to academic excellence, community service, and leadership both on |
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and off campus; and |
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WHEREAS, Through private endowment funds, these young men and |
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women are presented with the opportunity to share in leadership |
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training, fine arts education, and invaluable travel experiences, |
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including regular visits to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the |
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Dallas Opera, local museums, art galleries, plays, and concerts; in |
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addition, first-year scholars are invited on trips to Austin and |
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Washington, D.C., to meet with elected officials and experience the |
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cultural diversity of our state's and nation's capitals; and |
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WHEREAS, McDermott Scholars represent our next generation of |
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business leaders, scientists, physicians, professors, attorneys, |
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and public servants, and they may indeed look to the future with |
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anticipation and optimism as they await the opportunities that lie |
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ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. David Daniel, president of |
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UT-Dallas, Dr. Charles W. Leonard, director of the Eugene McDermott |
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Scholars Program, Dr. Greg Thielemann, professor and director of |
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the Center for the Study of Texas Politics, and all those associated |
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with the McDermott Scholars Program for their commitment to |
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education and community service and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the house of representatives welcome the |
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McDermott Scholars Program delegation visiting on this day and that |
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an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the program as |
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an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Giddings |
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Goolsby |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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| Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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| Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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| Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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| Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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| Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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| Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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| Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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| Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 727 was adopted by the House on March |
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28, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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