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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 269
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WHEREAS, Vanessa E. Wyche serves with great distinction as |
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deputy director of the NASA Johnson Space Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In her role, Vanessa Wyche helps lead nearly |
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10,000 civil service and contractor employees in operations and |
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development of human spaceflight programs; she previously served |
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Johnson Space Center as director of Exploration Integration and |
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Science, guiding efforts to enable human and robotic exploration |
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of deep space in preparation for missions to Mars; over the |
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course of her noteworthy career as an engineer and manager, she |
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has also held such important positions as flight manager of |
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several missions of the retired Space Shuttle Program and |
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executive officer in the Office of the NASA Administrator; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Wyche is vice chair of the board of Space |
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Center Houston, and she serves on the board of advisors of |
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Houston Exponential, SpaceCom, and NASA's College Scholarship |
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Fund; committed to nurturing the next generation of experts in |
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science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, she leads an |
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annual science fair at an underserved elementary school; |
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moreover, she is executive sponsor of the Johnson Space Center |
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Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, and she gives |
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generously of her time and talents to a number of worthy |
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organizations, among them The Links, Incorporated, Delta Sigma |
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Theta Sorority, and Jack and Jill of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely admired for her professional accomplishments |
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and civic contributions, Ms. Wyche has received numerous |
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accolades, including two NASA Outstanding Leadership Medals and |
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two NASA Achievement Medals; in 2017, she was named an Inspiring |
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Woman from South Carolina by Women in Philanthropy and Leadership |
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at Coastal Carolina University; she holds both a bachelor's degree |
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in engineering and a master's degree in bioengineering from Clemson |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her vision, leadership, and dedication, |
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Vanessa Wyche has greatly benefited the nation's space program, |
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and she has set an inspiring example for her fellow citizens; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Vanessa E. Wyche for her outstanding |
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service as deputy director of the NASA Johnson Space Center and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Wyche as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Miles |
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Bettencourt |
Huffman |
Powell |
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Birdwell |
Hughes |
Rodríguez |
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Buckingham |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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Campbell |
Kolkhorst |
Seliger |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 27, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |