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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Adriann Oommen and her fellow members of The |
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University of Texas at Austin Concrete Canoe Team prevailed as the |
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winners of the ASCE Texas-Mexico Student Conference regional |
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competition, which took place April 10-13, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, The UT Concrete Canoe Team is housed within UT's |
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Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department as |
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part of the American Society Of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student |
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chapter; the program provides engineering students with the |
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opportunity to apply the skills they learn in class to the exciting |
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challenge of designing and constructing a canoe out of concrete; |
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the team is responsible for every aspect of the design and |
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construction, including developing and mixing concrete, and a |
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paddling crew is then tasked with demonstrating the merits of the |
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vessel by racing it on the open water; the canoe, which the team |
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named Dreki, is 18 feet long and weighs 251 pounds; and |
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WHEREAS, For the fourth year in a row, the UT group won first |
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at regionals and advanced to the national competition, which is |
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scheduled to be held June 6-8, 2019, at the Florida Institute of |
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Technology; along the way, Adriann Oommen earned individual |
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distinction for herself by placing first in the women's endurance |
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and second in the coed category; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Oommen was joined by a group of fellow students |
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who each brought their own talents and expertise to this |
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challenging endeavor; they include Hope Newton, James Mangles, |
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Austin Cooper, Isabel Vargas, Ayah Alomari, Devon Slack, Eduardo |
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Hernandez, Garrett Lindsey, Javier Holguin, Joseph Banda, |
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Zachariah Smith, Olivia Toth, Lorenzo Somohano, Marco Castro, and |
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Nathan Zhang; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding young men and women have |
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demonstrated impressive skill and ingenuity, and it is truly a |
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pleasure to recognize them for their exceptional achievement; 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 congratulate the UT Austin Concrete Canoe Team |
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on winning the ASCE Texas-Mexico Student Conference regional |
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competition and extend to Adriann Oommen and her teammates sincere |
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best wishes for 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 the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gutierrez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2050 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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