Bill Text: TX HR1799 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Sofia Ronquillo-Silva on receiving a 2023 Top Ten Seniors Award from the UTEP Alumni Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1799 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1799-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1799 | ||
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| WHEREAS, An exemplary student received well-deserved | ||
| recognition when Sofia Ronquillo-Silva was named a University of | ||
| Texas at El Paso Top Ten Senior for 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Presented by the UTEP Alumni Association, the award | ||
| recognizes the university's most promising graduating or recently | ||
| graduated seniors; honorees are chosen on the basis of multiple | ||
| criteria, including academic achievement, involvement, leadership, | ||
| and service, both in the community and on campus; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While working toward her biochemistry degree, | ||
| Ms. Ronquillo-Silva was involved in the UTEP Edge initiative, which | ||
| allowed her to work on campus while participating in student | ||
| leadership and research experiences; moreover, she served as an | ||
| undergraduate research assistant through the MERITUS and SURPASS | ||
| Programs sponsored by the Campus Office of Undergraduate Research | ||
| Initiatives; she also took part in the CARES Entrepreneurship | ||
| Bootcamp, the Blackstone LaunchPad Fellowship, and the Blackstone | ||
| LaunchPad Innovation in Life Sciences Camp; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Ronquillo-Silva hopes to become a university | ||
| professor and dedicate herself to research, teaching, and | ||
| mentorship; in addition, she has plans to launch a virtual platform | ||
| to provide resources for female and nonbinary scientists; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the dedication she has demonstrated in all | ||
| her endeavors, Sofia Ronquillo-Silva has built a strong foundation | ||
| for continued achievement, and she is indeed deserving of this | ||
| prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Sofia Ronquillo-Silva on her | ||
| receipt of a 2023 Top Ten Seniors Award from the UTEP Alumni | ||
| Association and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Ronquillo-Silva as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Ortega | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1799 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
