H.R. No. 2240

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
	recognize the members of the Central Texas College Students in Free
	Enterprise team for their outstanding accomplishments; and
	WHEREAS, An international nonprofit organization, SIFE
	empowers university students to make a difference in their
	communities while preparing them to become socially responsible
	business leaders, and it has nearly 1,400 active teams on campuses
	in 41 countries; its participants apply business concepts in
	developing outreach projects that improve the quality of life for
	people in need, and they present the results of these projects at an
	annual series of regional and national competitions, at which they
	are judged by a panel of business leaders; and
	WHEREAS, In April 2009, the Central Texas College SIFE team
	competed in Dallas, where it earned regional honors for two-year
	colleges and was named a finalist in the Program Sustainability
	category; in addition, the group won first place for the 2009
	national competition and is a national finalist for Team
	Sustainability; and
	WHEREAS, The Central Texas College team has 25 members, who
	are ably led by two Sam M. Walton Free Enterprise Fellows, Dr. John
	Frith and professor Les Ledger; those students who are
	participating in the national competition include: Chastity
	Clemons, Rhaiza Luna, Jennifer Napolez, Rendell Harrell, William
	Smith, Kara McVey, Mark Hyde, and Charles McManus; and
	WHEREAS, Through hard work, dedication, and perseverance
	these fine young Texans have built an impressive record of
	achievement, and they may indeed look forward to a bright and
	rewarding future; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the Central Texas College Students
	in Free Enterprise team on its 2009 regional and national victories
	and extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued
	success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Central Texas College SIFE team as an expression of
	high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Aycock
	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. 2240 was adopted by the House on May
	21, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House