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               R E S O L U T I O N
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                   WHEREAS, An exemplary student received well-deserved  | 
         
         
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            recognition when Bryn Ireland Birdwell was named a University of  | 
         
         
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            Texas at El Paso Top Ten Senior for 2020; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Presented by the UTEP Alumni Association, the award  | 
         
         
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            recognizes the university's most promising graduating or recently  | 
         
         
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            graduated seniors; honorees are chosen on the basis of multiple  | 
         
         
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            criteria, including academic achievement, involvement, leadership,  | 
         
         
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            and service, both in the community and on campus; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Ms. Birdwell earned an applied learning and  | 
         
         
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            development degree at UTEP; the recipient of a Terry Foundation  | 
         
         
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            Scholarship and many other awards, she was accepted into the Miner  | 
         
         
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            Teacher Residency and has conducted graduate research in the  | 
         
         
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            College of Education, where she hopes to one day work as a  | 
         
         
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            professor; moreover, she is a member of Kappa Delta Pi,  | 
         
         
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            International Honor Society in Education; and | 
         
         
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                   WHEREAS, Through the dedication she has demonstrated in all  | 
         
         
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            her endeavors, Bryn Birdwell has built a strong foundation for  | 
         
         
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            continued achievement, and she is indeed deserving of this  | 
         
         
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            prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it | 
         
         
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                   RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas  | 
         
         
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            Legislature hereby congratulate Bryn Ireland Birdwell on her  | 
         
         
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            receipt of a 2020 Top Ten Seniors Award from the UTEP Alumni  | 
         
         
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            Association and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future;  | 
         
         
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            and, be it further | 
         
         
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                   RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be  | 
         
         
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            prepared for Ms. Birdwell as an expression of high regard by the  | 
         
         
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            Texas House of Representatives. | 
         
         
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            Ortega | 
         
         
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            Speaker of the House      | 
         
         
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                   I certify that H.R. No. 1370 was adopted by the House on May  | 
         
         
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            26, 2021, by a non-record vote. | 
         
         
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            Chief Clerk of the House    | 
         
         
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