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  H.R. No. 1113
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Dr. Mary Ellen Weber of Dallas has contributed much
  to the nation and the Lone Star State as an astronaut, scientist,
  and academic administrator; and
         WHEREAS, A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Weber earned her
  bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University in
  1984 and her doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of
  California at Berkeley in 1988; she subsequently also received a
  master's degree in business administration from Southern Methodist
  University in 2002; over the course of her career as a scientist and
  engineer, she has received a patent and published eight scientific
  papers, and she has done important work on computer chips with Texas
  Instruments, Applied Materials, and the SEMATECH consortium; and
         WHEREAS, In 1992, Dr. Weber was selected to become a member of
  the 14th NASA astronaut group; the 30th woman to fly in space and
  one of the youngest astronauts in history, she served on two space
  shuttle missions, logging more than 450 hours and circling the
  earth 297 times; on her first mission, she helped to launch a $200
  million communications satellite, and on her second, she helped to
  install vital equipment on the International Space Station; and
         WHEREAS, While at NASA, Dr. Weber also participated in
  critical launch, landing, and testing operations at the Kennedy
  Space Center, tested shuttle flight software, and assisted in
  developing training protocols and research facilities for the space
  station; in addition, she has helped to commercialize space
  technology, worked as the NASA legislative affairs liaison in
  Washington, D.C., served as chair of the procurement board for the
  Biotechnology Program contractor, and served on a NASA advisory
  committee charged with counseling the agency on future
  technologies; and
         WHEREAS, Since leaving NASA in 2002, Dr. Weber has become
  vice president of government affairs at The University of Texas
  Southwestern Medical Center, where she oversees appropriations of
  more than $160 million in annual funding; deeply involved in the
  community, she has served on the boards of the Museum of Natural
  History and The Science Place, and she is a member of the Dallas
  Committee on Foreign Relations; and
         WHEREAS, This dynamic woman is a champion skydiver, with 12
  silver and bronze medals from the U.S. National Skydiving
  Championships to her credit, as well as an instrument-rated pilot,
  an avid golfer, and a scuba diver; moreover, she is a popular
  motivational speaker; and
         WHEREAS, The State of Texas is proud and fortunate to claim
  this gifted individual as a citizen, and it is a privilege to
  recognize her continuing exceptional record of accomplishment;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Dr. Mary Ellen Weber on her many
  impressive achievements and extend to her sincere best wishes for
  continued success and happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. Weber as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Vaught
 
 
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 Peña
 
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. 1113 was adopted by the House on April
  2, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House