H.C.R. No. 5
                              HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The tragic passing of Susan Ginsburg Hadden on
    1-2  January 15, 1995, at the age of 49, has brought a profound loss to
    1-3  the family and the many friends, colleagues, and admirers of this
    1-4  distinguished woman; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A native of Austin, she received her undergraduate
    1-6  degree in Sanskrit from Radcliffe College and earned masters and
    1-7  doctoral degrees in Political Science from the University of
    1-8  Chicago before embarking on a career as a professor of public
    1-9  affairs; in 1979, Professor Hadden joined the faculty of the Lyndon
   1-10  B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at
   1-11  Austin where she developed a national reputation as an expert in
   1-12  several critical public policy areas and authored two books, Read
   1-13  the Label: Reducing Risk by Providing Information and Citizen's
   1-14  Right to Know: Risk Communication and Public Policy; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Although her areas of greatest expertise were
   1-16  telecommunications and environmental issues, Professor Hadden
   1-17  displayed a remarkable intellectual versatility and a rare ability
   1-18  to think in global, rather than local, terms; her undergraduate
   1-19  study of Sanskrit was augmented by an extended stay in India, and
   1-20  her extensive world travels added to her multinational perspective
   1-21  on technological and political issues; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, Despite the growing demands on her time as a member
   1-23  of numerous federal, state, and local advisory committees, she
   1-24  continued to devote herself wholeheartedly to teaching, for she did
    2-1  not do anything halfway; her genuine enthusiasm for teaching and
    2-2  her warm, approachable manner put students and colleagues alike at
    2-3  ease, and her innovative ideas inspired them to look for ways to
    2-4  better the world around them; and
    2-5        WHEREAS,  Her diligent work, inspired by her passion for
    2-6  meaningful public participation and her hope for greater individual
    2-7  participation in the democratic process, brought her to a position
    2-8  of influence within the growing field of communications technology
    2-9  in this "information age," an age that she feared could exclude
   2-10  large numbers of individuals from meaningful participation simply
   2-11  because they lack the tools of communication; acting on this
   2-12  passion and in the capacity of policy chairwoman and board member
   2-13  of the Alliance for Public Technology, Professor Hadden represented
   2-14  the consumer voice at the N.I.I. Telecommunity Conference, which
   2-15  brought together a diverse group of representatives from all
   2-16  aspects of the telecommunications field, from health and education
   2-17  to entertainment, in both the private and public sectors; and
   2-18        WHEREAS,  To help actualize the conference's goals of
   2-19  enhancing health, economic welfare, democracy, and community for
   2-20  all through interactive communications, she recently met with Vice
   2-21  President Al Gore and testified before congress and the Texas
   2-22  Legislature on providing universal access to the "information
   2-23  superhighway"; and
   2-24        WHEREAS, It was this heartfelt belief in a truly egalitarian
   2-25  democracy that was inspiring to Professor Hadden's friends,
   2-26  colleagues, and students; a vocal advocate of "civitas," or civic,
   2-27  humanitarian community, this visionary individual challenged public
    3-1  officials to use technological advancements to narrow the gaps
    3-2  between rich and poor, educated and uneducated, and urban and
    3-3  rural, rather than widening them, and her arguments were as
    3-4  intellectually sound as they were morally upstanding; and
    3-5        WHEREAS,  Her work and her unfettered joy in life were often
    3-6  inspired by her family, including her husband of many years, W.
    3-7  James Hadden, Jr., a computer expert with the Texas Natural
    3-8  Resource Conservation Commission; her son, W. James Hadden IV, a
    3-9  junior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and her
   3-10  daughter, Lucy Hadden, and son-in-law, William Brockman, both
   3-11  graduate students at the University of California at San Diego; and
   3-12        WHEREAS, Despite her many scholarly achievements, Professor
   3-13  Hadden was known and respected as much for her warmth, compassion,
   3-14  and optimism as for her intellect; her ability to get to the very
   3-15  heart and meaning of issues that would otherwise be considered
   3-16  academic material surely inspired her family as well as her
   3-17  students, and their continuing commitment to education and public
   3-18  service is a living testament to the spirit of this admirable
   3-19  woman; now, therefore, be it
   3-20        RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas
   3-21  hereby pay tribute to the life of Susan Ginsburg Hadden and extend
   3-22  sincere condolences to the members of her family: to her husband,
   3-23  W. James Hadden, Jr.; to her son, W. James Hadden IV; to her
   3-24  daughter, Lucy Hadden, and son-in-law, William Brockman; to her
   3-25  parents, Nathan and Ruth Ginsburg; and to all the many friends and
   3-26  family of this beloved woman; and, be it further
   3-27        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    4-1  prepared for the members of her family and that when the Texas
    4-2  House of Representatives and Senate adjourn this day, they do so in
    4-3  memory of Susan Ginsburg Hadden.