H.R. No. 568

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Students participating in the McDermott Scholars
	Program are visiting the State Capitol on March 31, 2009, 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 the 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 capitals; and
	WHEREAS, McDermott Scholars represent our next generation of
	business leaders, scientists, physicians, professors, attorneys,
	and public servants, and they may indeed look to the future with
	anticipation and optimism as they await the opportunities that lie
	ahead; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Dr. David Daniel, president of
	UT-Dallas, Molly Seeligson, director of the Eugene McDermott
	Scholars Program, Dr. Greg Thielemann, professor and director of
	the Center for the Study of Texas Politics, and all those associated
	with the McDermott Scholars Program for their commitment to
	education and community service and extend to them sincere best
	wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That the house of representatives welcome the
	McDermott Scholars Program delegation visiting on this day and that
	an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the program as
	an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Madden
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Pena
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 568 was adopted by the House on
	February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House