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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ben Galvan is being honored with the Distinguished |
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Alumnus Award by the University of Houston-Victoria at the UHV |
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Alumni Banquet on March 1, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, This prestigious accolade is presented to a UHV |
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graduate whose exceptional accomplishments, character, and record |
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of service represent the ideals and values of the university; and |
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WHEREAS, A first-generation college student, Mr. Galvan |
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worked full-time while attending UHV, and he graduated with a |
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master's degree in business administration in 1994; he has since |
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become the owner and president of CivilCorp, a transportation, |
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infrastructure, and site-development engineering firm based in |
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Victoria, as well as the owner of Tierra Linda, a local property |
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development company; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Galvan has given back to his alma mater as a |
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member of the UHV "Here, We Go" campaign committee; moreover, he has |
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served on the boards of the Citizens Medical Center, the Victoria |
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College Foundation, and the Victoria Independent School District |
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Education Foundation, and he has contributed to the Victoria |
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Chamber of Commerce by chairing its transportation committee and |
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establishing the South Texas Transportation Conference; and |
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WHEREAS, Ben Galvan's outstanding dedication to the |
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University of Houston-Victoria and his community has truly enhanced |
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the lives of his fellow Texans, and he is indeed deserving of this |
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most recent honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ben Galvan on his receipt of the |
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2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of |
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Houston-Victoria and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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. Galvan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |