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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Melanie Trostel, an intern in the office of the |
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speaker of the house, has been named a Distinguished College |
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Scholar by The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Each spring since 1948, UT-Austin has designated |
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exceptional students as Distinguished College Scholars on Honors |
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Day; Distinguished College Scholars rank in the top four percent of |
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their class in the college or school of their major, based on their |
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in-residence cumulative grade point average; students must have |
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completed at least 30 semester hours of course work in residence and |
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at least 60 hours of college course work overall, including |
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transferred work and credit by examination; and |
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WHEREAS, A student in the College of Education at UT-Austin, |
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Melanie Trostel graduated in 2010 from Lake Highlands High School |
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in the Richardson Independent School District, where she was a |
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member of the Mu Alpha Theta mathematics honor society; currently, |
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she serves as an intern for the speaker's chief of staff, Jesse |
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Ancira; and |
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WHEREAS, Melanie Trostel has demonstrated an exceptional |
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commitment to academic achievement, and through her intelligence, |
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initiative, and determination, she has earned membership in an |
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elite group of students; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Melanie Trostel on her selection as |
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a Distinguished College Scholar by The University of Texas at |
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Austin and commend her for her dedicated service in the office of |
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the speaker of the house; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Trostel as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |