By: Moncrief S.R. No. 935
1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is especially
1-3 pleased to pay tribute to a distinguished social worker,
1-4 Dr. Ira Christopher Colby, for his endless devotion and dedication
1-5 to enhancing the lives of those citizens residing in Tarrant County;
1-6 and
1-7 WHEREAS, This illustrious professor has worked diligently
1-8 to better the lives of his students by encouraging them to become
1-9 active participants in the political and social service arena; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Students of The University of Texas at Arlington
1-11 admire this gracious and warm individual, who has given so
1-12 generously and unselfishly of his time, energy, and expertise to
1-13 his community and his students; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Dr. Colby is known for his leadership and vision
1-15 in the Challenge/A.C.E. Neighborhood Mentors Project, which
1-16 mobilized Fort Worth citizens to rid their neighborhoods of alcohol
1-17 and other drugs; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Dr. Colby is known for his dynamic and outstanding
1-19 leadership in such organizations as Saint Teresa's Home, voter
1-20 registration projects, the Fort Worth Police Department, the Texas
1-21 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, the Tarrant County
1-22 Hospital District, Arlington Human Services Planners, Fort Worth
1-23 Salvation Army, Tarrant County NASW, Texas NASW, and Camp Fire of
2-1 North Texas; and
2-2 WHEREAS, For his lifetime of commitment to social services
2-3 and teaching, he has been honored as Social Worker of the Year by
2-4 the Tarrant County NASW and was the recipient of the Gertrude Golliday
2-5 Memorial Teaching Excellence Award from The University of Texas at
2-6 Arlington and the Fernando G. Torgerson Teaching Award from the School
2-7 of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington; and
2-8 WHEREAS, He has also been selected as a Board Member
2-9 Emeritus of the Arlington Night Shelter, which he helped create;
2-10 and
2-11 WHEREAS, Ira C. Colby is the President of Colby, Colby, and
2-12 Associates, which provides agency consultation, program evaluation,
2-13 and in-service training throughout the social service industry; and
2-14 WHEREAS, Chairperson of the Political Action for Candidate
2-15 Election for Texas National Association of Social Workers,
2-16 Dr. Ira Colby currently serves as Associate Professor of Social
2-17 Work at The University of Texas at Arlington; and
2-18 WHEREAS, His extensive research and numerous publications
2-19 have broken new ground in the field of social work, proving him to
2-20 be an author extraordinaire; and
2-21 WHEREAS, Dr. Ira C. Colby married Deborah Norton on
2-22 September 1, 1970, and they have one lovely child, Lisa, who has
2-23 been a great source of joy and fulfillment to them throughout the
2-24 years, along with their eight adopted aspiring graduate students:
2-25 Deneesa Deibel, Troyce Hamm, Diane Bourgeois, Tyler Goar,
3-1 Kathy Poore, Juli McNeil, Cindy Dixon, and Sean Leonard, who have
3-2 also been an equal source of pleasure and irritation; and
3-3 WHEREAS, The State of Texas has benefitted immeasurably
3-4 from the humanitarian work of Dr. Ira Christopher Colby; now,
3-5 therefore, be it
3-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
3-7 73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate and commend Dr. Ira C. Colby
3-8 for his excellence in the field of social work; and, be it further
3-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
3-10 this esteemed individual as an expression of the highest regard
3-11 and appreciation from the Texas Senate.
3-12 _____________________________________
3-13 President of the Senate
3-14 I hereby certify that the
3-15 above Resolution was adopted by
3-16 the Senate on May 14, 1993.
3-17 _____________________________________
3-18 Secretary of the Senate
3-19 _____________________________________
3-20 Member, Texas Senate