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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jody Nelsen of Edinburg has positively impacted the |
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lives of myriad people through her important work as president of |
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the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Board of Directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Nelsen obtained a bachelor's degree in business |
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administration from Loyola University in 1990 and went on to attend |
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The University of Texas at Dallas, where she earned her MBA in 1997; |
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after serving as associate and interim vice president for business |
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affairs at UT-Dallas, she became executive vice president for |
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finance and administration at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; |
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when her husband, Dr. Robert Nelsen, was named president of The |
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University of Texas-Pan American, she retired and moved with him to |
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Edinburg, which led to her involvement with the Food Bank of the Rio |
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Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, Every week this notable organization serves more |
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than 42,000 meals to residents in need in Hidalgo, Willacy, and |
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Cameron Counties; founded in 1983, the Food Bank is now the 36th |
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largest in the country and the 5th largest in Texas, and it is |
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benefiting many people in the Rio Grande Valley by providing vital |
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food assistance, nutrition education, and access to community |
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services; ably supporting its mission, Ms. Nelsen has been an |
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active member of the group's board of directors for four years and |
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is currently in her second year as president; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her efforts with the Food Bank, Ms. Nelsen |
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also became involved with the UT-Pan American Student Food Pantry |
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Advisory Board; each week the pantry's new campus facility provides |
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some 150 students with meals, helping them to meet a basic need so |
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they can better focus on their studies and prepare for the future; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The selfless contributions of community leaders |
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improve the lives of others in countless ways, and the citizens of |
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Edinburg and the Rio Grande Valley are indeed fortunate to count |
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Jody Nelsen among their fellow residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Jody Nelsen for her exemplary leadership |
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as president of the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Board of |
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Directors and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Nelsen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |