TITLE: Congratulating James Sanchez for winning the 2015 Dan Klepper Memorial Scholarship.

SUMMARY: Congratulating James Sanchez for winning the 2015 Dan Klepper Memorial Scholarship.

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WHEREAS, James Sanchez, a graduate student at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, has received the 2015 Dan Klepper Memorial Scholarship from the Texas Outdoor Writers Association; and WHEREAS, Named for the late Dan Klepper, a founder of the association and an outdoor journalist for the San Antonio Express-News,this scholarship supports young writers, photographers, and other artists who work to educate the public about the benefits of preserving and protecting the natural heritage of Texas; Mr. Sanchez was selected from a pool of 17 candidates; and WHEREAS, James Sanchez holds a bachelor's degree in marine biology, and he is working toward a master's degree in biology at A&M--Corpus Christi, studying the effects of invasive mangroves on the salt marsh ecosystem of the Gulf Coast at the university's marine ecology laboratory; and WHEREAS, Mr. Sanchez's nature writing has been published through his internships with Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Aransas Bay Coastal Fishery Division; a passionate, lifelong fisherman, he also contributes fishing reports to the Corpus Christi Caller-Times;and WHEREAS, In addition to his studies and his writing, Mr. Sanchez works as a volunteer in public schools; for the last three years, he has been a teacher's assistant for the Tuloso-Midway High School science club, sharing his love of the outdoors with students; and WHEREAS, This outstanding graduate student is already contributing to nature writing in the Lone Star State, and his receipt of this prestigious scholarship portends a bright and rewarding career; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate James Sanchez on his receipt of the 2015 Dan Klepper Memorial Scholarship and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Sanchez as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Herrero Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2039 was adopted by the House on May 21, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House