87(1) SR 17 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17
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             WHEREAS, Lavada Burse, a student at Grayson College and the |
 
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2020-2021 international president of Phi Theta Kappa Honor |
 
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Society, was recently named Glamour magazine's Community College |
 
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Woman of the Year; and |
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             WHEREAS, Ms.  Burse has overcome significant personal and |
 
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financial hardships to become an honors student and a leader on |
 
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her campus; she first began her community college career two |
 
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decades ago but put her goal of becoming a certified public |
 
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accountant on hold due to the high cost of tuition; in the |
 
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subsequent years, she focused on her work while taking online |
 
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classes; after the birth of her youngest child, she moved her |
 
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family to Denison, where she enrolled at Grayson College in |
 
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2017; and |
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             WHEREAS, As a nontraditional student, Ms.  Burse initially |
 
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struggled with feelings of uncertainty over whether or not she |
 
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could succeed in college; the turning point in her college career |
 
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came when she was invited to join Phi Theta Kappa, and while |
 
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becoming active in the organization, she discovered her |
 
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leadership potential and gained a renewed sense of confidence; |
 
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with the support of her counselor and advisor, she campaigned to |
 
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be the Texas regional president of Phi Theta Kappa, and after |
 
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achieving that feat, she set her ambitions even higher to become |
 
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the organization's international president; and |
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             WHEREAS, Along with her involvement in Phi Theta Kappa, |
 
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Ms.  Burse has contributed to her campus community by serving as |
 
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the student liaison on Grayson College's board of trustees, and |
 
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in May 2021, she had the distinction of delivering the |
 
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commencement address for the school's graduating classes; |
 
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throughout her time at Grayson, she has benefited from the |
 
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support and encouragement of her fellow students, and she has |
 
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enjoyed sharing her unique perspective as a student over the age |
 
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of 40, a single mother, and an individual who has dealt with the |
 
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challenges of depression and anxiety; looking ahead to the |
 
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future, she is planning to continue her studies at a four-year |
 
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university; and |
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             WHEREAS, Lavada Burse's hard work and perseverance have |
 
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made her an inspiration to all who know her, and she may indeed |
 
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take great pride in earning this prestigious recognition of her |
 
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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             RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
 
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Lavada |
 
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Burse on her selection as Glamour magazine's Community College |
 
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Woman of the Year and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
 
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continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further |
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             RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
 
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prepared for Ms.  Burse as an expression of high regard from the |
 
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Texas Senate. |
 
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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 July 26, 2021. |
 
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       Secretary of the Senate |
 
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         Member, Texas Senate |