H.R. No. 583
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Greggory Hartsfield has been named a 2016 Corpus
Christi Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished Scholar in
the technology category; and
WHEREAS, The Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished
Scholars program was established to reward local students who have
demonstrated excellence in specific areas of achievement; since its
inception in 1988, hundreds of young men and women have been
selected for this prestigious honor, and each of the 2016 winners
received a $1,000 scholarship to help fund their college studies;
and
WHEREAS, The son of Billy and Roberta Hartsfield, Greggory
Hartsfield grew up tinkering with electronics, and his curiosity
about the inner workings of electronic equipment has driven him to
pursue building computers and other devices as a hobby; a senior at
Foy H. Moody High School, he competes as a member of the school's
Underwater Robotics Club, which last year placed second in
regionals at the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston; during his
junior year, he also led a team of MHS engineering students to a Top
2 finish at the Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Engineering
Challenge; after graduation, he plans to major in engineering at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan has pursued his goals
with tremendous dedication, and he may take great pride in all that
he has accomplished as he looks ahead to a future bright with
promise; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Greggory Hartsfield on his
selection as a 2016 Corpus Christi Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas
Distinguished Scholar 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. Hartsfield as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Herrero
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 583 was adopted by the House on March
2, 2017, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House