H.R. No. 32 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Tippy Foster will soon retire from the Texas 1-2 Workers' Compensation Commission after having served the citizens 1-3 of Texas with courage, commitment, and compassion for half a 1-4 century; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Over the course of her remarkable 50-year tenure 1-6 with the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, Ms. Foster has 1-7 worked at every level of administration, from file-keeping to staff 1-8 management and agency planning, and has helped the commission's 1-9 role expand and evolve to meet the increasingly complex needs of 1-10 Texas businesses and employees; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Hired by the Industrial Accident Board in January 1-12 1943 as a temporary file clerk, Ms. Foster quickly impressed her 1-13 superiors with her talent, tenacity, and intelligence, and it was 1-14 not long before she was recognized as an invaluable member of the 1-15 staff; appointed assistant secretary in 1947, she became the 1-16 assistant chief of the compensation division in 1953 and, five 1-17 years later, was named chief of the division; and 1-18 WHEREAS, This highly proficient administrator was promoted to 1-19 staff services assistant in 1968 and to staff services officer 1-20 shortly thereafter; in 1979, after more than 36 years of work 1-21 within the commission, Ms. Foster became the first woman appointed 1-22 assistant executive director of the Texas Workers' Compensation 1-23 Commission; and 1-24 WHEREAS, She later served as the committee's acting executive 2-1 director in November 1988 and has served as associate director of 2-2 case review and analysis since 1990; inspiring women both inside 2-3 and outside her field, Ms. Foster was named the Outstanding Woman 2-4 in Texas Government in 1987 for her innumerable contributions to 2-5 her state and profession; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Tippy Foster is admired and respected by all those 2-7 who have had the pleasure of working with her during her long and 2-8 productive career, and her many outstanding accomplishments indeed 2-9 merit special recognition and commendation; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby congratulate Tippy Foster on the occasion of her 2-12 retirement from the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission and 2-13 extend to her warmest best wishes for continued success and 2-14 happiness in her future endeavors; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Ms. Foster as an expression of highest regard by the 2-17 Texas House of Representatives. 2-18 Texas House of Representatives. 2-19 Counts 2-20 H.R. No. 32 2-21 _______________________________ 2-22 Speaker of the House 2-23 I certify that H.R. No. 32 was adopted by the House on 2-24 January 14, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-25 _______________________________ 2-26 Chief Clerk of the House