H.R. No. 2241
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mallory Gibson is celebrating a significant
milestone in her life in 2009, when she graduates from The
University of Texas School of Law; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Gibson graduated from Louisiana State
University in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor
in African American studies; at LSU, she was a member of the
Sociology Society and the University Planning Committee, and she
was a recipient of the Dean's Award for Outstanding Scholarship in
2004; and
WHEREAS, At UT law school, Ms. Gibson has distinguished
herself as a member of The University of Texas Black Graduate
Student Association and the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students
Association, and she has served as alumni relations chair of the
Thurgood Marshall Legal Society, which is the UT chapter of the
National Black Law Students Association; and
WHEREAS, She has further pursued her interest in the law by
serving successfully as a summer associate at Walker Bright PC in
Austin and as an intern for the Honorable Lawrence E. Meyers of the
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her academic and professional
pursuits, Ms. Gibson has generously given back to the community
through her work with The Links, Incorporated, mentoring children
at Campbell Elementary School in reading and life skills; and
WHEREAS, Mallory Gibson is an outstanding student and an
exceptional leader, and it is a pleasure to recognize her as she
embarks on an exciting new chapter in her life; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Mallory Gibson on her graduation
from The University of Texas School of Law and extend to her sincere
best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Gibson as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Davis of Dallas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2241 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House