By: Ellis S.R. No. 425 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great 1-3 pleasure in honoring Dr. Henry Lewis III, Dean of the College of 1-4 Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Texas Southern University, and 1-5 Texas Southern University students and faculty for their magnificent 1-6 contributions to the field of medicine; and 1-7 WHEREAS, At the recent Midyear Clinical Meeting of the 1-8 American Society of Hospital Pharmacists in Orlando, Florida, 1-9 Texas Southern University pharmacy students and faculty, under 1-10 the superb direction of Dr. Lewis, delivered a record number of 1-11 scientific poster and platform presentations; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The 24 presentations represented the largest 1-13 number of scientific presentations from any of the nation's 75 1-14 colleges of pharmacy and the largest ever given at a Midyear 1-15 Clinical Meeting from a single college; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and 1-17 Health Sciences set a new standard in scientific exchange; the 1-18 presentations were judged by the American Society of Hospital 1-19 Pharmacists as having excellent scientific merit; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Attended by over 14,000 pharmacists, scientists, 1-21 clinicians, and pharmaceutical manufacturers from throughout the 1-22 world, the Midyear Clinical Meeting served as an excellent forum 1-23 for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of the latest developments 2-1 in health sciences; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Texas Southern University met its goal to challenge 2-3 the school's undergraduate and doctoral students to initiate a 2-4 research problem and develop a solution based on scientific fact; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Recognized for his expertise and exceptional 2-6 leadership, Dr. Lewis was recently reelected President of the 2-7 Association of Minority Health Professions Schools; and 2-8 WHEREAS, Based in Washington, D.C., the organization 2-9 represents the nation's 11 historically black health professions 2-10 schools and is composed of four medical schools, four pharmacy 2-11 schools, two dental schools, and one veterinary medical school; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Dr. Henry Lewis, the students, and the faculty of 2-13 Texas Southern University have brought recognition to their state 2-14 and have earned the admiration and respect of the health science 2-15 community and the City of Houston for their exceptional presentation 2-16 at the 42nd Midyear Clinical Meeting; now, therefore, be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-18 73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Dr. Henry Lewis III and the 2-19 students and faculty of Texas Southern University on their remarkable 2-20 accomplishments; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-22 Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 2-23 as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-24 _____________________________________ 2-25 President of the Senate 3-1 I hereby certify that the 3-2 above Resolution was adopted by 3-3 the Senate on March 15, 1993. 3-4 _____________________________________ 3-5 Secretary of the Senate 3-6 _____________________________________ 3-7 Member, Texas Senate