TITLE: Commemorating the 5-Star Innovation Cup STEM Showcase and Competition and honoring Shane Haggerty and Liza Montelongo of the El Paso STEM Foundation.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 5-Star Innovation Cup STEM Showcase and Competition and honoring Shane Haggerty and Liza Montelongo of the El Paso STEM Foundation.

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WHEREAS, The second annual 5-Star Innovation Cup STEM Showcase and Competition was held at Fort Bliss on March 21, 2015; and WHEREAS, This event is designed to foster interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects among area youth and to increase student experience in these fields; during the competition, middle and high school students from El Paso and New Mexico present scientific method and engineering projects to Fort Bliss military leadership, competing for $1,000 scholarships as well as numerous other prizes; and WHEREAS, The 5-Star Innovation Cup was established by Shane Haggerty and Liza Montelongo, cofounders of the El Paso STEM Foundation; the event grew out of the foundation's mission to ensure the economic vitality of the El Paso-Southwest region by turning the area into a hub for STEM business and education and by cultivating local experts in these fields; and WHEREAS, The El Paso STEM Foundation sponsors the event in collaboration with the Fort Bliss Brigade Modernization Command, led by General John Charlton, and Rod Chavez; the competition also benefits from the support of Texas-based STEM professionals and nonprofit organizations, such as Reasoning Mind, a blended-learning math program run by Alex and Julia Khachatryan and their son, George; and WHEREAS, Strong educational programs in science, technology, engineering, and math are vital to the future of this state and nation, and those dedicated individuals who make the 5-Star Innovation Cup possible are indeed deserving of recognition for their outstanding contribution to their community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the second annual 5-Star Innovation Cup STEM Showcase and Competition and commend Shane Haggerty and Liza Montelongo of the El Paso STEM Foundation for bringing the event to residents of the El Paso area; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the El Paso STEM Foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Moody 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. 2097 was adopted by the House on April 20, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House