By: Montford S.R. No. 27 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing Inez "Tippy" Foster for her 50 years of dedicated 1-4 service to the State of Texas through her association with the 1-5 Texas Industrial Accident Board and its successor agency, the 1-6 Texas Workers' Compensation Commission; and 1-7 WHEREAS, She began her service to the state in 1943 as a 1-8 temporary file clerk for the Texas Industrial Accident Board; and 1-9 WHEREAS, In a series of assignments of increasing importance, 1-10 Tippy was appointed Assistant Secretary in 1947, assumed the duties 1-11 of Assistant Chief of the Compensation Division in 1953, and became 1-12 Chief of the Division in 1958; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In further recognition of her skills and abilities, 1-14 she was promoted to Staff Services Assistant in 1968 and was 1-15 appointed as Staff Services Officer in 1975; and 1-16 WHEREAS, This distinguished lady achieved the position of 1-17 Assistant Executive Director in November, 1979, the first woman 1-18 so appointed by the Industrial Accident Board; and 1-19 WHEREAS, She served as Acting Executive Director of the 1-20 Industrial Accident Board in November, 1988; and 1-21 WHEREAS, On May 1, 1990, she was named 1-22 Associate Director of Case Review and Analysis--Old Law, at the 1-23 Workers' Compensation Commission; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Recognized for her contributions in a management 2-2 role, she was named Outstanding Woman in Texas Government in 1987; 2-3 and 2-4 WHEREAS, It is indeed an honor for the Texas Senate to 2-5 recognize the accomplishments of one who has been such a dedicated 2-6 public servant; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 73rd Legislature, hereby commend Inez "Tippy" Foster for her 2-9 outstanding service and express appreciation to her for her 2-10 contributions to the people of Texas; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 2-12 as an expression of esteem from the members of the Texas Senate. 2-13 _____________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the 2-16 above Resolution was adopted by 2-17 the Senate on January 14, 1993. 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 _____________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate