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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Southeast Dallas Business and Professional |
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Women's Senior and Youth Clubs honored Jennifer Manzay on March 16, |
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2013, for her achievements in the field of engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, An affiliate of the National Association of Negro |
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Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., the local |
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organization each year celebrates Women's History Month with a |
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special program; the 2013 event recognized the work of four |
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outstanding women from the Dallas area who are excelling in the |
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fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), areas |
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in which women are often underrepresented; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jewel and Betty Manzay, Jennifer |
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Manzay graduated from Booker T. Washington High School for the |
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Performing and Visual Arts, where she studied cello and piano; she |
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earned her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Florida |
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A&M University and is currently working toward a master's degree in |
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systems engineering from Southern Methodist University; Ms. Manzay |
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spent 12 years as a process engineer with Texas Instruments and has |
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been employed since 2006 by Bell Helicopter; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her years of hard work and dedicated study, |
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Jennifer Manzay has set an inspiring example for young African |
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American women who hope to pursue a career in STEM-related fields, |
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and she is indeed deserving of this notable honor; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jennifer Manzay on her selection as |
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a Women's History Month honoree of the Southeast Dallas Business |
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and Professional Women's Senior and Youth Clubs and commend her for |
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her outstanding career in engineering; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Manzay as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1937 was adopted by the House on May |
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15, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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