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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, State law stipulates in Section 2165.256, |
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Government Code, that a person specified in a concurrent resolution |
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adopted by the legislature is eligible for burial in the State |
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Cemetery if the State Cemetery Committee finds that the person has |
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made a significant contribution to Texas history and, based on that |
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finding, approves the person's burial; and |
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WHEREAS, Susana I. Aleman, who served as assistant dean for |
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student affairs at The University of Texas at Austin School of Law |
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for more than two decades, is a pioneering figure whose |
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professional achievements helped further the worthy ideal of equal |
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opportunity for all Texans, and her request for burial in the State |
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Cemetery merits approval by the committee; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in the fields of education and law, Dean |
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Aleman became the first woman and first Hispanic to hold the post of |
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assistant dean for student affairs at the UT Austin School of Law |
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when she accepted the position in 1984; during her 21-year tenure, |
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she ably counseled thousands of law students on both academic and |
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personal matters, and her success in that role helped inspire other |
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minorities and women to seek a place in the ranks of senior |
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administration in both the public and private sectors; and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Aleman joined the staff of the law school |
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shortly after receiving her doctor of jurisprudence degree from UT |
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Austin; she also holds a bachelor's degree in secondary education |
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and a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from UT Austin |
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as well as a master's degree in school administration from the |
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former Texas A&I University-Kingsville; in addition, she was the |
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valedictorian of the Class of 1972 at Falfurrias High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Aleman's record of service to her state further |
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includes her work as a high school government teacher, student |
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mentor, and youth development director and as the University |
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Interscholastic League academic director in Brooks County; |
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moreover, she has contributed her time and expertise to such |
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organizations as the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, the |
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Texas Commission on Judicial |
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Efficiency; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2006, the Travis County Women Lawyers' |
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Association honored Dean Aleman as a Pathfinder, an award that |
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recognizes local women with law degrees who are role models and |
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trailblazers in the community; her numerous honors also include |
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recognition as an Outstanding Leader in 2000-2001 by the Hispanic |
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Faculty/Staff Association of UT Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, In light of her noteworthy contributions to the Lone |
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Star State, it is fitting that Susana I. Aleman be allowed to |
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designate the State Cemetery as her final resting place; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby authorize the burial of Susana I. Aleman in the State |
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Cemetery, provided that her application for assignment of burial |
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space is approved by the State Cemetery Committee as required by |
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law. |
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Raymond |
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Guillen |
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Pitts |
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Martinez Fischer |
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Lozano |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 33 was adopted by the House on March |
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30, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 33 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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17, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |