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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jody Nelsen of Edinburg has positively impacted the |
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| 6 | 7 | | lives of myriad people through her important work as president of |
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| 7 | 8 | | the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Board of Directors; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Nelsen obtained a bachelor's degree in business |
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| 9 | 10 | | administration from Loyola University in 1990 and went on to attend |
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| 10 | 11 | | The University of Texas at Dallas, where she earned her MBA in 1997; |
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| 11 | 12 | | after serving as associate and interim vice president for business |
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| 12 | 13 | | affairs at UT-Dallas, she became executive vice president for |
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| 13 | 14 | | finance and administration at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; |
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| 14 | 15 | | when her husband, Dr. Robert Nelsen, was named president of The |
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| 15 | 16 | | University of Texas-Pan American, she retired and moved with him to |
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| 16 | 17 | | Edinburg, which led to her involvement with the Food Bank of the Rio |
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| 17 | 18 | | Grande Valley; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Every week this notable organization serves more |
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| 19 | 20 | | than 42,000 meals to residents in need in Hidalgo, Willacy, and |
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| 20 | 21 | | Cameron Counties; founded in 1983, the Food Bank is now the 36th |
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| 21 | 22 | | largest in the country and the 5th largest in Texas, and it is |
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| 22 | 23 | | benefiting many people in the Rio Grande Valley by providing vital |
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| 23 | 24 | | food assistance, nutrition education, and access to community |
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| 24 | 25 | | services; ably supporting its mission, Ms. Nelsen has been an |
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| 25 | 26 | | active member of the group's board of directors for four years and |
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| 26 | 27 | | is currently in her second year as president; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Through her efforts with the Food Bank, Ms. Nelsen |
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| 28 | 29 | | also became involved with the UT-Pan American Student Food Pantry |
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| 29 | 30 | | Advisory Board; each week the pantry's new campus facility provides |
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| 30 | 31 | | some 150 students with meals, helping them to meet a basic need so |
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| 31 | 32 | | they can better focus on their studies and prepare for the future; |
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| 32 | 33 | | and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, The selfless contributions of community leaders |
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| 34 | 35 | | improve the lives of others in countless ways, and the citizens of |
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| 35 | 36 | | Edinburg and the Rio Grande Valley are indeed fortunate to count |
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| 36 | 37 | | Jody Nelsen among their fellow residents; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby commend Jody Nelsen for her exemplary leadership |
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| 39 | 40 | | as president of the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley Board of |
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| 40 | 41 | | Directors and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 41 | 42 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 43 | 44 | | prepared for Ms. Nelsen as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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