Bill Text: TX SR445 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Carol Lewis on her induction into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-30 - Reported enrolled [SR445 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR445-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Carol Lewis is being inducted into the Southwest | ||
| Conference Hall of Fame on March 30, 2015, in recognition of her | ||
| many achievements as a track and field athlete; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Carol Lewis | ||
| first displayed her skills as a track star at Willingboro High | ||
| School in New Jersey, where she set the high school indoor long | ||
| jump record in 1981; she then followed in the footsteps of her | ||
| brother, Olympic legend Carl Lewis, by enrolling at the | ||
| University of Houston; a standout member of the Cougars' track | ||
| and field program, she earned All-American honors on 12 occasions | ||
| and captured 10 individual Southwest Conference championships | ||
| and three team conference titles during her collegiate career; in | ||
| addition, she won National Collegiate Athletic Association | ||
| Indoor and Outdoor National Championships in the long jump in | ||
| 1983 and 1985, and she remains the school's record holder for the | ||
| event; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Carol Lewis also proved herself in international | ||
| competition, qualifying for the 1980 Summer Olympics and later | ||
| representing Team USA at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles and | ||
| the 1988 Olympics in Seoul; she won a silver medal in the long | ||
| jump at the 1980 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships as | ||
| well as bronze medals at the 1983 World Championships and the | ||
| 1985 International Association of Athletics Federations World | ||
| Cup; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After retiring from competition, this esteemed | ||
| athlete worked as a track and field commentator for NBC Sports, | ||
| and she covered the 1996, 2000, and 2008 Summer Games; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A multitalented Olympian and collegiate champion | ||
| who demonstrated outstanding skill and determination, Carol | ||
| Lewis may take justifiable pride in her remarkable | ||
| accomplishments, and she is indeed deserving of this prestigious | ||
| hall of fame honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Carol Lewis on her induction | ||
| into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Ellis, Bettencourt | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 30, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
