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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 663
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WHEREAS, Sarah Matteson has greatly benefited many Texas |
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Woman's University students through her tireless efforts in |
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behalf of the Frontiers Program; and |
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WHEREAS, The Frontiers Program was established to provide |
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support, encouragement, and individual mentoring to students who |
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have experienced foster care; nationally, under 10 percent of |
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such students will graduate from college, but the program has |
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been able to achieve significantly better results at TWU; and |
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WHEREAS, Sarah Matteson helps students navigate the |
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complexities of college life in her role as Frontiers Program |
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advisor, case manager, and campus and community liaison; |
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moreover, she is the advisor for Success for the Future, a |
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student-led organization for those who have experienced foster |
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care, adoption, homelessness, or loss of their support systems; |
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she also assists in operations of TWU's monthly mobile food |
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pantry, a partnership with the North Texas Food Bank; and |
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WHEREAS, Born to an impoverished single mother of four, |
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Ms. Matteson received irregular schooling throughout her youth, |
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and she was placed in foster care a number of times; she aged out |
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of the system with no one to rely on for support, and during her |
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first two years of higher education, she endured homelessness, |
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food insecurity, and other challenges; nevertheless, she |
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persevered in her drive to become the first college graduate in |
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her family, and after transferring to TWU, she completed her |
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bachelor's degree in social work in 2011, earning recognition as |
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the Title IXE Student of the Year; subsequently, she earned her |
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master's degree with a 4.0 grade point average, became a Licensed |
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Master Social Worker, and joined the staff of the Frontiers |
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Program; in addition to her professional endeavors at TWU, |
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Ms. Matteson has given generously of her time, talents, and |
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resources as a CASA volunteer, guest speaker, mentor, and host |
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for youth who have aged out of foster care; and |
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WHEREAS, An inspiring role model, Sarah Matteson is |
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helping Frontiers Program students achieve their dreams at Texas |
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Woman's University, and in so doing, she has earned the |
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admiration and appreciation of all who are fortunate enough to |
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know her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Sarah Matteson for her outstanding |
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contributions to the Frontiers Program at Texas Woman's |
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University and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Matteson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Fallon, Nelson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 1, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |