Bill Text: TX HR2050 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Adriann Oommen and her fellow members of the UT Austin Concrete Canoe Team on winning the 2019 ASCE Texas-Mexico Student Conference regional competition.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2050 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2050-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2050 |
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WHEREAS, Adriann Oommen and her fellow members of The | ||
University of Texas at Austin Concrete Canoe Team prevailed as the | ||
winners of the ASCE Texas-Mexico Student Conference regional | ||
competition, which took place April 10-13, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, The UT Concrete Canoe Team is housed within UT's | ||
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department as | ||
part of the American Society Of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student | ||
chapter; the program provides engineering students with the | ||
opportunity to apply the skills they learn in class to the exciting | ||
challenge of designing and constructing a canoe out of concrete; | ||
the team is responsible for every aspect of the design and | ||
construction, including developing and mixing concrete, and a | ||
paddling crew is then tasked with demonstrating the merits of the | ||
vessel by racing it on the open water; the canoe, which the team | ||
named Dreki, is 18 feet long and weighs 251 pounds; and | ||
WHEREAS, For the fourth year in a row, the UT group won first | ||
at regionals and advanced to the national competition, which is | ||
scheduled to be held June 6-8, 2019, at the Florida Institute of | ||
Technology; along the way, Adriann Oommen earned individual | ||
distinction for herself by placing first in the women's endurance | ||
and second in the coed category; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Oommen was joined by a group of fellow students | ||
who each brought their own talents and expertise to this | ||
challenging endeavor; they include Hope Newton, James Mangles, | ||
Austin Cooper, Isabel Vargas, Ayah Alomari, Devon Slack, Eduardo | ||
Hernandez, Garrett Lindsey, Javier Holguin, Joseph Banda, | ||
Zachariah Smith, Olivia Toth, Lorenzo Somohano, Marco Castro, and | ||
Nathan Zhang; and | ||
WHEREAS, These outstanding young men and women have | ||
demonstrated impressive skill and ingenuity, and it is truly a | ||
pleasure to recognize them for their exceptional achievement; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the UT Austin Concrete Canoe Team | ||
on winning the ASCE Texas-Mexico Student Conference regional | ||
competition and extend to Adriann Oommen and her teammates sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Gutierrez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2050 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||