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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio Day is taking |
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place at the State Capitol on March 8, 2011, and this occasion |
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provides a welcome opportunity to honor the university and the UTSA |
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Alumni Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Created by the Texas Legislature in 1969, The |
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University of Texas at San Antonio is today a national research |
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university with an enrollment of more than 30,000 students in 135 |
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degree programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Alumni of UTSA number more than 82,000; 90 percent |
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live in Texas and more than 60 percent reside in or around Bexar |
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County; these graduates contribute greatly to the economic |
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well-being of this state as they start businesses, become leaders |
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in science and technology, teach, and hold a multitude of other |
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productive jobs; and |
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WHEREAS, Working to further the institution's educational |
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mission, the UTSA Alumni Association has awarded more than $850,000 |
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in scholarships since 1982; the group's endowed scholarship fund, |
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now in excess of $1 million, will soon begin granting an additional |
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$30,000 in financial assistance annually; and |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio has |
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established itself as a preeminent institution of higher education, |
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and state residents are fortunate to have access to this |
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exceptional resource; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2011, as The University of |
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Texas at San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and commend the |
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university's alumni association for its long-standing commitment |
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to higher education in the Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for The University of Texas at San Antonio Alumni |
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Association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 604 was adopted by the House on March |
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8, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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