84R28601 BK-D
By: McClendon H.R. No. 3172
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Heather Riddle, a participant in the McClendon
Scholars Program, has provided valuable support as a legislative
intern in the office of Speaker Joe Straus during the 84th Texas
Legislature; and
WHEREAS, Created in 2004, the McClendon Scholars Program,
which is also known as The University of Texas at San Antonio
Legislative Scholars Program, is a collaborative effort between
State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon and the UTSA Institute
for Law and Public Affairs; the initiative gives students who have
an interest in public policy the opportunity to work as interns at
the State Capitol during legislative sessions; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Riddle is graduating in May from UTSA with a
bachelor's degree in public administration and a minor in political
science and women's studies; during her college career, she has
earned inclusion on both the dean's and president's lists and has
been the recipient of a number of academic scholarships; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her studies, this outstanding young
Texan has worked as a computer administrator at the on-campus
Writing Center since 2009, and she has lent her time and talents to
the production of several instructional writing publications for
the school; moreover, she served as secretary general for the Model
United Nations Society of UTSA in 2014, its inaugural year, and as
committee chair for the inaugural Model UN Conference; she is also a
former member of the Public Administration Student Organization,
the Leon Valley Earthwise Living Committee, and the Leon Valley
Election and Re-election Campaign Committee; and
WHEREAS, While gaining important experience in the field of
public service as a member of Speaker Straus's staff, Heather
Riddle has contributed to the workings of state government
firsthand and learned more about the legislative process and the
issues facing citizens of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Heather Riddle for her work as a
McClendon Scholar and legislative intern in the office of Speaker
Joe Straus and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success in all her endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Riddle as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.