H.R. No. 2068
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Micah Bachner has been presented with an Outstanding
Award from the Student Support Services--STEM program at Texas A&M
University--Corpus Christi; and
WHEREAS, The SSS-STEM program is part of the university's
Programs for Academic Student Support (PASS) initiative, which
furthers the goals of TAMU--CC by providing resources to
low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students; in
receiving an Outstanding Award, Mr. Bachner was recognized for his
academic achievements in the program; and
WHEREAS, A five-year veteran of the United States Army,
Mr. Bachner retired from service at the rank of sergeant after
sustaining an injury during a tour in Afghanistan; he is now
studying marine biology as a junior at TAMU--CC, where he is
president of the Student Veterans Organization, the veterans
senator in the Student Government Association, and the student
veteran representative for the Veterans Affairs Committee, and he
additionally serves as facilitator of his own veterans peer-to-peer
group; he has distinguished himself as a McNair Scholar and an
intern in the Smee Marine Ecology Laboratory, and after graduating,
he plans to pursue a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology with a research
focus on the population genetics and evolution of marine organisms;
and
WHEREAS, Micah Bachner is indeed deserving of this
prestigious honor, and he may look forward to a future bright with
promise; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Micah Bachner on his receipt of an
SSS-STEM Outstanding Award 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. Bachner as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2068 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House