H.R. No. 2531
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Brian Nyquist, policy analyst for the House
Committee on Public Health, has been inducted into the Alpha Tau
chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health; and
WHEREAS, Graduating summa cum laude with a master's degree in
public health from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center
School of Public Health, Mr. Nyquist earned the distinction of
being the only member of his class inducted into this prestigious
national society, which is limited to the top 10 percent of public
health students; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nyquist also holds a bachelor's degree in human
biology from The University of Texas at Austin; while studying at
UT, he gained invaluable experience as a research assistant and an
undergraduate teaching assistant; he subsequently worked in
research compliance for the Texas A&M University System and also
processed research proposals and conducted studies on biohazardous
materials for the TAMU Institutional Biosafety Committee for
several years; he was later promoted to the Human Subjects
Protection Program, for which he served as liaison for more than
1,800 active human subject research protocols; and
WHEREAS, In his work as a policy analyst for the House
Committee on Public Health of the 84th Texas Legislature,
Mr. Nyquist brings his extensive knowledge in many areas of the
health field to advise about and help craft public health
legislation; and
WHEREAS, The dedicated work of Brian Nyquist greatly
contributes to the health and well-being of the people of Texas, and
it is a pleasure to recognize him for his many accomplishments; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Brian Nyquist on his induction into
the Alpha Tau chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public
Health and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Nyquist as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Crownover
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2531 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House