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By: Minjarez H.R. No. 1876
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Juhi Amodwala is celebrating a significant
milestone in her life when she graduates from The University of
Texas at Austin on May 20, 2017; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of proud parents Sonali and Alkesh
Amodwala, Juhi Amodwala came to the United States from Mumbai,
India, when she was two months old, and she became a naturalized
American citizen in 2005; demonstrating impressive commitment to
her studies at UT, she is earning bachelor's degrees in both supply
chain management and government with a minor in management
information systems; and
WHEREAS, During her time as a student, Ms. Amodwala has been
involved in the McCombs Leadership Program and the Liberal Arts
Refugee Alliance, and she also served as a project leader for the
Campus Environmental Center; she has additionally volunteered her
time as a committee member and president of CHYK West Austin, where
she was tasked with planning and facilitating a charity
fund-raiser, and she previously took part in an exchange program at
Università Luigi Bocconi in Milan, Italy; in 2016, she had the honor
of representing UT Austin in the National Undergraduate Supply
Chain and Operations Case Competition, at which her team won first
place; and
WHEREAS, Along the way, Ms. Amodwala has ably served her
fellow Texans as a legislative aide in the office of State
Representative Ina Minjarez, and she gained further work experience
while taking summer internships at 3M and the Boeing Company and
serving as a research assistant at the Clark Center for Australian
and New Zealand Studies; a young woman of diverse interests, she is
an avid reader who is also passionate about traveling, hiking, and
photography, and she spent many years studying and mastering
Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance form; and
WHEREAS, The exceptional skill, discipline, and dedication
that Juhi Amodwala has shown throughout her college career surely
herald a future bright with promise, and it is a pleasure to join
her family and friends in honoring her as she embarks on the next
exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Juhi Amodwala on her graduation
from The University of Texas at Austin and extend to her sincere
best wishes for success and happiness in the years to come; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Amodwala as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.