TITLE: Congratulating Carol Lewis on her induction into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Carol Lewis on her induction into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame.

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WHEREAS, Carol Lewis is being inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame on March 30, 2015, in recognition of her many achievements as a track and field athlete; and WHEREAS, A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Ms. Lewis first displayed her skills as a track star at Willingboro High School in New Jersey, where she set the high school indoor long jump record in 1981; she then followed in the footsteps of her brother, Olympic legend Carl Lewis, by enrolling at the University of Houston; a standout member of the Cougars' track and field program, she earned All-American honors on 12 occasions and captured 10 individual SWC championships and three team conference titles during her collegiate career; in addition, she won NCAA Indoor and Outdoor National Championships in the long jump in 1983 and 1985, and she remains the school's record holder for the event; and WHEREAS, Ms. Lewis also proved herself in international competition, qualifying for the 1980 Summer Olympics and later representing Team USA at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul; she won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1980 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships as well as bronze medals at the 1983 World Championships and the 1985 International Association of Athletics Federations World Cup; and WHEREAS, Following her retirement from competition, this esteemed athlete worked as a track and field commentator for NBC Sports, covering the 1996, 2000, and 2008 Summer Games; and WHEREAS, A multitalented Olympian and collegiate champion who demonstrated outstanding skill and determination, Carol Lewis may take justifiable pride in her remarkable accomplishments, and she is indeed deserving of this prestigious hall of fame honor; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Carol Lewis on her induction into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Lewis as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Alvarado Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1550 was adopted by the House on March 30, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House