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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Corbin Marak, a member of the McClendon Scholars |
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Program, has provided valuable support in the office of State |
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Representative Lois W. Kolkhorst during the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Created in 2004, the McClendon Scholars Program, |
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which is also known as The University of Texas at San Antonio |
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Legislative Scholars Program, is a collaborative initiative |
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between Representative Ruth Jones McClendon and the UTSA Institute |
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for Law and Public Affairs; the program gives students who have an |
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interest in public policy the opportunity to work as interns at the |
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State Capitol during regular legislative sessions; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marak has drawn on a broad range of experience |
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during his tenure as a McClendon Scholar, having served as a |
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volunteer for former Congressman Charles Gonzalez and worked as an |
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intern in the Texas Attorney General's Office; since joining the |
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office of Representative Kolkhorst, he has contributed to the |
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workings of state government firsthand and gained increased |
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knowledge of public service; and |
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WHEREAS, After attending Hendrickson High School in |
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Pflugerville, Mr. Marak graduated summa cum laude from UTSA with a |
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degree in political science; an exemplary student, he was a member |
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of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, was named to the |
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President's List on numerous occasions, and was honored as the Top |
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Political Science Scholar; he also earned a certificate in legal |
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reasoning from the Summer Law School Preparation Academy, as a |
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preliminary to pursuing a law degree; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to achieving an outstanding academic |
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record at UTSA, Mr. Marak served as a Supplemental Instruction |
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Leader and played on the Roadrunners baseball team; moreover, he |
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has given generously of his time as an usher at the First United |
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Methodist Church of Round Rock and as a volunteer with the First |
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Baptist Church of Round Rock and with a multitude of youth sports |
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camps, including First Tee of Greater Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Corbin Marak has maintained the tradition of |
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excellence that is emblematic of McClendon Scholars and has |
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performed his duties in Representative Kolkhorst's office with |
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skill and dedication; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Corbin Marak for his service as a |
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McClendon Scholar in the office of State Representative Lois |
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W. Kolkhorst and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Marak as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2674 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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