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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Young people who devote themselves to the pursuit of |
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academic excellence are deserving of every Texan's respect and |
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admiration, and Vesta Grubb of Baytown is indeed one such |
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individual; and |
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WHEREAS, A student at Lee College, Ms. Grubb has completed 33 |
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honors course hours, an institutional record, and earned an |
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associate's degree in liberal arts and English; during her studies |
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at the institution, she has been invited to present papers at the |
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Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Council Conference, the National |
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Undergraduate Literature Conference, the National Conference on |
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Undergraduate Research, and the Great Plains Honors Council |
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Conference; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Grubb has been awarded several scholarships and |
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been inducted into the Lee College Hall of Fame, the highest honor |
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bestowed by the faculty; she was also recognized at the |
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Presidential Honors Day ceremony as the most outstanding student; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Following her graduation with an associate's degree |
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in humanities in May 2011, this remarkable young woman plans to |
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attend the prestigious University of Houston Honors College; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Grubb's achievements are all the more impressive |
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in that she has had to overcome the challenges presented by frequent |
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moves and financial instability throughout her life, but with the |
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love and support of her mother, she has persevered and may indeed |
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look to the future with anticipation and optimism as she enters an |
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exciting new chapter in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Vesta Grubb on her outstanding |
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accomplishments as a student at Lee College and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in all of her endeavors; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Grubb as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |