By:  Rosson                                            S.R. No. 884
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, Davie Lee Johnson of El Paso has earned the
    1-3  distinction of being named Nurse of the Year by District One of
    1-4  the Texas Nurses Association in recognition of her outstanding
    1-5  contributions to her profession and the people it serves; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Those contributions include being El Paso's first
    1-7  and for a long time only Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist
    1-8  who has worked tirelessly caring for and being an active advocate
    1-9  on behalf of the aged; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, This nurse of more than 40 years is widely recognized
   1-11  as the author of the celebrated House Bill 90; this legislation
   1-12  mandated the inclusion of gerontological curriculum in all
   1-13  professional health care and human service programs in Texas; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Ms. Johnson has demonstrated
   1-15  her personal commitment to continuing education and professional
   1-16  development by earning bachelor and master of science degrees in
   1-17  nursing and a master's degree in studies in aging, and her community
   1-18  commitment by being an instructor at The University of Texas at
   1-19  El Paso's College of Nursing and the El Paso Community College; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, It is truly fitting that the Texas Senate recognize
   1-21  this dedicated and hardworking woman who clearly exemplifies the
   1-22  finest qualities of professional nursing; now, therefore, be it
   1-23        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-1  74th Legislature, hereby honor Davie Lee Johnson, R.N., M.S.N.,
    2-2  Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist at El Paso's Thomason
    2-3  Hospital, for her noteworthy professional accomplishments in the
    2-4  field of nursing; and, be it further
    2-5        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
    2-6  prepared for Ms. Johnson as an expression of the high regard
    2-7  of the Texas Senate.
    2-8                               ______________________________________
    2-9                                       President of the Senate
   2-10                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-11                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-12                               on May 2, 1995.
   2-13                               ______________________________________
   2-14                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-15                               ______________________________________
   2-16                                        Member, Texas Senate