By:  Moncrief                                          S.R. No. 919
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to join
    1-3  the Fort Worth Women's Hall of Fame in saluting its honorees for
    1-4  the 1996 Outstanding Women of Fort Worth; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, It is fitting that these notable women are being
    1-6  acknowledged during National Women's History Month; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, Women have made great strides over the course of
    1-8  this century and have overcome many long-standing cultural
    1-9  limitations in the professional world and in the fields of
   1-10  education and politics; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, The honorees were all selected because of their
   1-12  outstanding contributions to the welfare and progress of their
   1-13  community, city, state, and nation; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, An awards program and reception were held on
   1-15  March 22, 1995, during which each of the honorees was officially
   1-16  recognized; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The winner of the Pioneer Award is Fort Worth
   1-18  educator Harriet Griffin who is an active worker on behalf of
   1-19  public schools and the elderly; she was a member of the first
   1-20  Mayor's Committee on the Status of Women; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Paying homage to these eminent women will help
   1-22  build an awareness and a greater appreciation of the many
   1-23  accomplishments of women and of the contributions they have made
    2-1  to our society through their leadership and dedication; now,
    2-2  therefore, be it
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-4  74th Legislature, hereby congratulate Harriet Griffin on being
    2-5  named one of the 1996 Outstanding Women of Fort Worth; and, be
    2-6  it further
    2-7        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    2-8  Harriet Griffin as an expression of the highest esteem of the
    2-9  Texas Senate.
   2-10                               ______________________________________
   2-11                                       President of the Senate
   2-12                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-13                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-14                               on May 4, 1995.
   2-15                               ______________________________________
   2-16                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-17                               ______________________________________
   2-18                                        Member, Texas Senate