Bill Text: TX SR17 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Lavada Burse for being named Glamour magazine's Community College Woman of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-26 - Reported enrolled [SR17 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR17-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Lavada Burse, a student at Grayson College and the | ||
2020-2021 international president of Phi Theta Kappa Honor | ||
Society, was recently named Glamour magazine's Community College | ||
Woman of the Year; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Burse has overcome significant personal and | ||
financial hardships to become an honors student and a leader on | ||
her campus; she first began her community college career two | ||
decades ago but put her goal of becoming a certified public | ||
accountant on hold due to the high cost of tuition; in the | ||
subsequent years, she focused on her work while taking online | ||
classes; after the birth of her youngest child, she moved her | ||
family to Denison, where she enrolled at Grayson College in | ||
2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, As a nontraditional student, Ms. Burse initially | ||
struggled with feelings of uncertainty over whether or not she | ||
could succeed in college; the turning point in her college career | ||
came when she was invited to join Phi Theta Kappa, and while | ||
becoming active in the organization, she discovered her | ||
leadership potential and gained a renewed sense of confidence; | ||
with the support of her counselor and advisor, she campaigned to | ||
be the Texas regional president of Phi Theta Kappa, and after | ||
achieving that feat, she set her ambitions even higher to become | ||
the organization's international president; and | ||
WHEREAS, Along with her involvement in Phi Theta Kappa, | ||
Ms. Burse has contributed to her campus community by serving as | ||
the student liaison on Grayson College's board of trustees, and | ||
in May 2021, she had the distinction of delivering the | ||
commencement address for the school's graduating classes; | ||
throughout her time at Grayson, she has benefited from the | ||
support and encouragement of her fellow students, and she has | ||
enjoyed sharing her unique perspective as a student over the age | ||
of 40, a single mother, and an individual who has dealt with the | ||
challenges of depression and anxiety; looking ahead to the | ||
future, she is planning to continue her studies at a four-year | ||
university; and | ||
WHEREAS, Lavada Burse's hard work and perseverance have | ||
made her an inspiration to all who know her, and she may indeed | ||
take great pride in earning this prestigious recognition of her | ||
achievements; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Lavada | ||
Burse on her selection as Glamour magazine's Community College | ||
Woman of the Year and extend to her sincere best wishes for | ||
continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Burse as an expression of high regard from the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Springer | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on July 26, 2021. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |