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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Micah Bachner has been presented with an Outstanding |
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Award from the Student Support Services--STEM program at Texas A&M |
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University--Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, The SSS-STEM program is part of the university's |
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Programs for Academic Student Support (PASS) initiative, which |
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furthers the goals of TAMU--CC by providing resources to |
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low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students; in |
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receiving an Outstanding Award, Mr. Bachner was recognized for his |
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academic achievements in the program; and |
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WHEREAS, A five-year veteran of the United States Army, |
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Mr. Bachner retired from service at the rank of sergeant after |
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sustaining an injury during a tour in Afghanistan; he is now |
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studying marine biology as a junior at TAMU--CC, where he is |
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president of the Student Veterans Organization, the veterans |
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senator in the Student Government Association, and the student |
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veteran representative for the Veterans Affairs Committee, and he |
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additionally serves as facilitator of his own veterans peer-to-peer |
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group; he has distinguished himself as a McNair Scholar and an |
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intern in the Smee Marine Ecology Laboratory, and after graduating, |
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he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology with a research |
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focus on the population genetics and evolution of marine organisms; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Micah Bachner is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious honor, and he may look forward to a future bright with |
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promise; 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 Micah Bachner on his receipt of an |
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SSS-STEM Outstanding Award and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Bachner as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |