TITLE: Honoring Vanessa E. Wyche, deputy director of the NASA Johnson Space Center.

SUMMARY: Honoring Vanessa E. Wyche, deputy director of the NASA Johnson Space Center.

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WHEREAS, Vanessa E. Wyche serves with great distinction as deputy director of the NASA Johnson Space Center; and WHEREAS, In her role, Vanessa Wyche helps lead nearly 10,000 civil service and contractor employees in operations and development of human spaceflight programs; she previously served JSC as director of Exploration Integration and Science, guiding efforts to enable human and robotic exploration of deep space in preparation for missions to Mars; over the course of her noteworthy career as an engineer and manager, she has also held such important positions as flight manager of several missions of the retired Space Shuttle Program and executive officer in the Office of the NASA Administrator; and WHEREAS, Ms. Wyche is vice chair of the board of Space Center Houston, and she serves on the board of advisors of Houston Exponential, SpaceCom, and NASA's College Scholarship Fund; committed to nurturing the next generation of experts in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, she leads an annual science fair at an underserved elementary school; moreover, she is executive sponsor of the JSC Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, and she gives generously of her time and talents to a number of worthy organizations, among them The Links, Incorporated, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, and Jack and Jill of America; and WHEREAS, Widely admired for her professional accomplishments and civic contributions, Ms. Wyche has received numerous accolades, including two NASA Outstanding Leadership Medals and two NASA Achievement Medals; in 2017, she was named an Inspiring Woman from South Carolina by Women in Philanthropy and Leadership at Coastal Carolina University; she holds both a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master's degree in bioengineering from Clemson University; and WHEREAS, Through her vision, leadership, and dedication, Vanessa Wyche has greatly benefited the nation's space program, and she has set an inspiring example for her fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby honor Vanessa E. Wyche for her outstanding service as deputy director of the NASA Johnson Space Center and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Wyche as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Thierry Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Allen Guillen Ortega Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Anchia Harless Paddie Anderson Harris Parker Ashby Hefner Patterson Bailes Hernandez Paul Beckley Herrero Perez Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bernal Howard Ramos Biedermann Huberty Raney Blanco Hunter Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Cain Klick Sheffield Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Canales Kuempel Shine Capriglione Lambert Smith Clardy Landgraf Smithee Cole Lang Springer Coleman Larson Stephenson Collier Leach Stickland Cortez Leman Stucky Craddick Longoria Swanson Cyrier Lozano Talarico Darby Lucio III Thierry Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Deshotel Meyer Toth Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miller VanDeaver Fierro Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White Frullo Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Geren Murphy Wray Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu Goldman Neave Zedler Gonz lez of Dallas Nev rez Zerwas Gonz lez of El Paso Noble Zwiener Goodwin Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 635 was adopted by the House on February 27, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House