86R12075 CJM-D
 
  By: Morrison H.R. No. 563
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Ben Galvan is being honored with the Distinguished
  Alumnus Award by the University of Houston-Victoria at the UHV
  Alumni Banquet on March 1, 2019; and
         WHEREAS, This prestigious accolade is presented to a UHV
  graduate whose exceptional accomplishments, character, and record
  of service represent the ideals and values of the university; and
         WHEREAS, A first-generation college student, Mr. Galvan
  worked full-time while attending UHV, and he graduated with a
  master's degree in business administration in 1994; he has since
  become the owner and president of CivilCorp, a transportation,
  infrastructure, and site-development engineering firm based in
  Victoria, as well as the owner of Tierra Linda, a local property
  development company; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Galvan has given back to his alma mater as a
  member of the UHV "Here, We Go" campaign committee; moreover, he has
  served on the boards of the Citizens Medical Center, the Victoria
  College Foundation, and the Victoria Independent School District
  Education Foundation, and he has contributed to the Victoria
  Chamber of Commerce by chairing its transportation committee and
  establishing the South Texas Transportation Conference; and
         WHEREAS, Ben Galvan's outstanding dedication to the
  University of Houston-Victoria and his community has truly enhanced
  the lives of his fellow Texans, and he is indeed deserving of this
  most recent honor; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Ben Galvan on his receipt of the
  2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of
  Houston-Victoria and extend to him sincere best wishes for
  continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Galvan as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.