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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Vanessa E. Wyche serves with great distinction as |
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deputy director of the NASA Johnson Space Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In her role, Vanessa Wyche helps lead nearly 10,000 |
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civil service and contractor employees in operations and |
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development of human spaceflight programs; she previously served |
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JSC as director of Exploration Integration and Science, guiding |
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efforts to enable human and robotic exploration of deep space in |
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preparation for missions to Mars; over the course of her noteworthy |
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career as an engineer and manager, she has also held such important |
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positions as flight manager of several missions of the retired |
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Space Shuttle Program and executive officer in the Office of the |
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NASA Administrator; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Wyche is vice chair of the board of Space Center |
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Houston, and she serves on the board of advisors of Houston |
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Exponential, SpaceCom, and NASA's College Scholarship Fund; |
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committed to nurturing the next generation of experts in science, |
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technology, engineering, and mathematics, she leads an annual |
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science fair at an underserved elementary school; moreover, she is |
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executive sponsor of the JSC Chapter of the National Society of |
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Black Engineers, and she gives generously of her time and talents to |
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a number of worthy organizations, among them The Links, |
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Incorporated, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and Jack and Jill of |
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America; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely admired for her professional accomplishments |
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and civic contributions, Ms. Wyche has received numerous |
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accolades, including two NASA Outstanding Leadership Medals and two |
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NASA Achievement Medals; in 2017, she was named an Inspiring Woman |
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from South Carolina by Women in Philanthropy and Leadership at |
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Coastal Carolina University; she holds both a bachelor's degree in |
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engineering and a master's degree in bioengineering from Clemson |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her vision, leadership, and dedication, |
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Vanessa Wyche has greatly benefited the nation's space program, and |
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she has set an inspiring example for her fellow citizens; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Vanessa E. Wyche for her outstanding |
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service as deputy director of the NASA Johnson Space Center and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Wyche as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Thierry |
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Guerra |
Oliverson |
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| Allison |
Gutierrez |
Pacheco |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hinojosa |
Phelan |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Holland |
Price |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
E. Johnson of Dallas |
Rodriguez |
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| Bowers |
J. Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Buckley |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Burns |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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| Burrows |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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| Button |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Calanni |
Krause |
Sherman, Sr. |
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| Capriglione |
Lambert |
Smith |
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| Coleman |
Larson |
Stephenson |
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| Craddick |
Longoria |
Swanson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dominguez |
Meza |
Turner of Dallas |
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| Dutton |
Middleton |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| González of Dallas |
Nevárez |
Zerwas |
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| González of El Paso |
Noble |
Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 635 was adopted by the House on February |
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27, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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