82R13088 JNC-D
By: Smith of Harris H.R. No. 915
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Young people who devote themselves to the pursuit of
academic excellence are deserving of every Texan's respect and
admiration, and Vesta Grubb of Baytown is indeed one such
individual; and
WHEREAS, A student at Lee College, Ms. Grubb has completed 33
honors course hours, an institutional record, and earned an
associate's degree in liberal arts and English; during her studies
at the institution, she has been invited to present papers at the
Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Council Conference, the National
Undergraduate Literature Conference, the National Conference on
Undergraduate Research, and the Great Plains Honors Council
Conference; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Grubb has been awarded several scholarships and
been inducted into the Lee College Hall of Fame, the highest honor
bestowed by the faculty; she was also recognized at the
Presidential Honors Day ceremony as the most outstanding student;
and
WHEREAS, Following her graduation with an associate's degree
in humanities in May 2011, this remarkable young woman plans to
attend the prestigious University of Houston Honors College; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Grubb's achievements are all the more impressive
in that she has had to overcome the challenges presented by frequent
moves and financial instability throughout her life, but with the
love and support of her mother, she has persevered and may indeed
look to the future with anticipation and optimism as she enters an
exciting new chapter in her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Vesta Grubb on her outstanding
accomplishments as a student at Lee College and extend to her
sincere best wishes for continued success in all of her endeavors;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Grubb as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.