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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lucy Kellison is graduating from The University of |
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Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs on May |
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20, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Kellison began her higher education studies at |
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Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, and served as a campus |
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campaign coordinator for Teach For America while she was an |
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undergraduate; after receiving a bachelor's degree in history in |
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2013, she continued working with the organization, becoming a |
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seventh grade social studies teacher at KIPP Memphis Collegiate |
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Middle School; moreover, she completed an internship with the |
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College Board organization in Washington, D.C., in the summer of |
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2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Since enrolling in the Master of Public Affairs |
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program at the LBJ School, Ms. Kellison has undertaken a policy |
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research project in the area of juvenile justice; she has also |
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served as a graduate research assistant with the Charles A. Dana |
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Center and as a legislative aide in the office of State |
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Representative Harold V. Dutton Jr.; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Kellison has enjoyed the |
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support of a loving family that includes her parents, Sally |
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Furgerson and Bruce Kellison Jr., and her brother, Henry Kellison; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The exceptional discipline and dedication that Lucy |
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Kellison has demonstrated throughout her academic career herald a |
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future bright with promise, and she may reflect with pride on her |
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many accomplishments as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of |
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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 Lucy Kellison on her graduation |
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from The University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of |
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Public Affairs 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. Kellison as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |