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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Juhi Amodwala is celebrating a significant |
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milestone in her life when she graduates from The University of |
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Texas at Austin on May 20, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of proud parents Sonali and Alkesh |
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Amodwala, Juhi Amodwala came to the United States from Mumbai, |
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India, when she was two months old, and she became a naturalized |
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American citizen in 2005; demonstrating impressive commitment to |
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her studies at UT, she is earning bachelor's degrees in both supply |
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chain management and government with a minor in management |
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information systems; and |
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WHEREAS, During her time as a student, Ms. Amodwala has been |
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involved in the McCombs Leadership Program and the Liberal Arts |
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Refugee Alliance, and she also served as a project leader for the |
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Campus Environmental Center; she has additionally volunteered her |
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time as a committee member and president of CHYK West Austin, where |
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she was tasked with planning and facilitating a charity |
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fund-raiser, and she previously took part in an exchange program at |
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Università Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy; in 2016, she had the honor |
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of representing UT Austin in the National Undergraduate Supply |
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Chain and Operations Case Competition, at which her team won first |
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place; and |
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WHEREAS, Along the way, Ms. Amodwala has ably served her |
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fellow Texans as a legislative aide in the office of State |
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Representative Ina Minjarez, and she gained further work experience |
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while taking summer internships at 3M and the Boeing Company and |
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serving as a research assistant at the Clark Center for Australian |
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and New Zealand Studies; a young woman of diverse interests, she is |
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an avid reader who is also passionate about traveling, hiking, and |
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photography, and she spent many years studying and mastering |
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Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form; and |
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WHEREAS, The exceptional skill, discipline, and dedication |
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that Juhi Amodwala has shown throughout her college career surely |
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herald a future bright with promise, and it is a pleasure to join |
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her family and friends in honoring her as she embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Juhi Amodwala on her graduation |
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from The University of Texas at Austin and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for success and happiness in the years to come; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Amodwala as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |