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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rita Sperry was one of eight Texas A&M |
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University-Corpus Christi employees who were named 2014 40 Under 40 |
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honorees by Corpus Christi Under 40 (CCU40); and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, CCU40 honors 40 men and women under the |
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age of 40 who have worked to make a positive difference in the |
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Corpus Christi area through both their professional and community |
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endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sperry is an assistant professor at A&M-Corpus |
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Christi, where she teaches introductory programming and technical |
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writing classes in the computer science department; she helps |
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oversee seminar courses in the school's First-Year Learning |
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Communities Program and works with the state and national learning |
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communities consortiums; active in her community as well, she has |
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served her fellow congregants at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic |
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Church as a catechism teacher and as a member of the choir and the |
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vacation Bible school planning committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rita Sperry has set an outstanding example of |
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professional achievement and civic engagement, and she may take |
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justifiable pride in her contributions to the Coastal Bend |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Rita Sperry on her selection as |
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a Corpus Christi 40 Under 40 honoree and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Sperry as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |