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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Marjorie Ferrone, cofounder and chief operations |
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officer of Drone Parks Worldwide in Houston, was named the 2018 |
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Woman to Watch in Entertainment & Education by WomenAndDrones.com; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the site bestows Women to Watch |
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designations on only 10 women around the world who have made |
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innovative strides in the field of unmanned aircraft systems; |
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Ms. Ferrone is the first Houstonian and second Texan to garner this |
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notable honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Ferrone served as a midshipman at the U.S. Naval |
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Academy and holds a degree from the University of Pennsylvania; in |
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2016, she and Nick Madincea established Drone Parks Worldwide, an |
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indoor drone center and entertainment company that focuses on |
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increasing the accessibility of drone technology; the enterprise |
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works in close partnership with the Lone Star Flight Museum to |
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create an educational, experimental, and hands-on environment in |
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which members of the general public can learn to fly |
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first-person-view drone aircraft; in addition, Ms. Ferrone and |
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Mr. Madincea have led an Industry-Academia workshop at the |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology on micro drone racing and |
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course design and have presented a TEDx Talk at Texas A&M |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the skill and determination she brings to |
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all her efforts, Marjorie Ferrone has earned the esteem of her peers |
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and made contributions to the UAS industry that will resonate far |
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into the future; 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 Marjorie Ferrone on being named the |
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2018 Woman to Watch in Entertainment & Education by |
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WomenAndDrones.com and extend to her 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 Ms. Ferrone as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Toth |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1581 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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