H.R. No. 2722
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Davilin Hamel, a participant in the Texas
Legislative Internship Program (TLIP), has rendered outstanding
service in the office of Representative Barbara Mallory Caraway
during the 82nd Legislative Session; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1990 and administered by the Mickey
Leland Center on World Hunger and Peace at Texas Southern
University, TLIP provides a unique opportunity for students from
Texas colleges and universities to serve as interns in the Texas
Legislature, in state agencies, and in local government offices;
students receive academic credit for participating in the program,
which combines study and research with supervised practical
training; Senator Rodney Ellis serves as a program advisor, and his
office assists with coordinating on-site activities; and
WHEREAS, A senior at Lamar University studying graphic
design, Ms. Hamel hails from Beaumont; she is a member of Alpha Phi
Omega, a coeducational service fraternity, and Beta Sigma Phi, a
cultural sorority, and she worked for the student newspaper The
Rattler and the literary magazine The Pecan Grove Review when she
attended St. Mary's University in San Antonio; she plans to draw on
her experience with photography and writing in a future career in
mass media and politics; and
WHEREAS, Davilin Hamel has skillfully handled a variety of
duties in the office of Representative Mallory Caraway and ably
assisted in meeting the needs of constituents, and she may reflect
proudly on her service as a legislative intern; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commend Davilin Hamel for her tireless
dedication and exemplary work as a participant in the Texas
Legislative Internship Program 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. Hamel as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Mallory Caraway
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2722 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House