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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ellen Forsythe is retiring as director of education |
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and meetings for the Texas Veterinary Medical Association in 2023, |
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drawing to a close a noteworthy career spanning 37 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Initially hired as a receptionist, Ms. Forsythe was |
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asked to plan the association's annual conference; she proved |
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highly skillful, and under her leadership, the conference grew to |
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attract more than 4,000 attendees and included a trade show with |
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over 200 booths; in 2003, the year she became a Certified Meeting |
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Professional, TVMA joined forces with its counterparts in Oklahoma, |
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Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico to launch the Southwest |
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Veterinary Symposium; TVMA continues to host an annual conference |
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with more than 350 veterinarians and nearly as many veterinary |
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students, licensed veterinary technicians, certified veterinary |
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assistants, and others; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Forsythe's many responsibilities in advance of |
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conferences have ranged from site selection, contract negotiation, |
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and sponsorship recruitment to marketing, booth sales, and on-site |
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management; widely known in the meeting-planning industry, she |
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serves on the board of the Meeting Professionals International |
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Texas Hill Country Chapter; she has received many accolades from |
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the group, among them the President's Award and two Volunteer of the |
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Year Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, During her long tenure with TVMA, Ms. Forsythe has |
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worked closely with the continuing education and conference |
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committee to provide hundreds of hours of continuing education for |
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veterinarians; she has also served as support staff for the ethics |
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and grievance committee, which has relied on her patience and |
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compassion in fielding calls from distressed pet owners; and |
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WHEREAS, Ellen Forsythe has greatly benefited TVMA through |
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her professionalism and commitment to excellence, and as she |
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embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on her accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ellen Forsythe on her retirement |
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from the Texas Veterinary Medical Association and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Forsythe as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |