H.R. No. 2494
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Professor Diane Hays and architecture students from
The University of Texas at San Antonio have made a positive
difference in their community through their efforts at Raymond
Russell County Park; and
WHEREAS, Gaining real-world experience while improving this
northside facility, the class worked with Bexar County and Jamail &
Smith Construction to renovate a cabin, known as "The Schoolhouse,"
and to create a nature trail; over a two-year period, students
seeded the area with prairie grass, graveled a path, and
constructed wooden observation decks, which Professor Hays hopes
will be used as outdoor classrooms; and
WHEREAS, This worthwhile initiative has taught more than 60
students lessons in design and budgeting, in addition to providing
them with hands-on building experience; as a result, these young
Texans will enter the job market with excellent skills learned both
in and outside the classroom; and
WHEREAS, The students' work has not only enhanced the park's
appearance, it has provided easier access for visitors, enabled
better vantage points to view the area's natural beauty, and helped
safeguard the park against soil erosion due to flooding; and
WHEREAS, Diane Hays has developed an innovative and
purposeful approach to training future Texas architects, and this
noteworthy undertaking will be of lasting benefit to project
participants as well as area residents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Professor Diane Hays and her students
from The University of Texas at San Antonio for their contributions
to Raymond Russell County Park and extend to them sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the class as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Castro
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2494 was adopted by the House on May
28, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House