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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 Flor Alejandra Urbina Araiza was named a |
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University of Texas at El Paso Top Ten Senior for 2021; 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, Flor Araiza grew up in Juárez, Mexico, in humble |
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circumstances; overcoming language and financial challenges to |
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attend UTEP, she has majored in mechanical engineering, determined |
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to surmount barriers to Latinas in that field; her academic |
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performance has brought her many awards and opportunities, among |
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them a study abroad scholarship that enabled her to travel to |
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Prague, an invitation to the Google Hispanic Student Leadership |
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Summit, and membership in the Society of Women Engineers Leadership |
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Development Program and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; she has |
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completed internships at two Fortune 500 companies, Cummins and |
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Microsoft; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the dedication she has demonstrated in all |
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her endeavors, Flor Araiza 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 Flor Alejandra Urbina Araiza on her |
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receipt of a 2021 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. Araiza as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |