By:  Turner                                           S.R. No. 1093
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Bluebonnet Girl Scout Council has chosen five
    1-3  women from the Brazos Valley as 1995 Women of Distinction for their
    1-4  personal achievements and for the splendid examples they have set
    1-5  as role models for girls; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Deeply involved in the life of their communities,
    1-7  these exceptional women are active in education, the arts, health
    1-8  care, and various other areas; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, The five outstanding women are leaders in their
   1-10  communities who have learned the importance of service to others
   1-11  through their contributions to making their towns better places in
   1-12  which to live; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Susan Birdwell, Lynn McIlhaney, Elizabeth Smith,
   1-14  Mell Pruitt, and Anne Black were honored by the Bluebonnet Girl
   1-15  Scout Council at a banquet on the campus of Baylor University on
   1-16  May 4, 1995; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Mell Pruitt is a retired school counselor who has
   1-18  been president of the Bethune Women's Club for 28 years; she has
   1-19  served on the board of directors of the Brazos Valley United Way,
   1-20  the Bryan Library, Saint Joseph Hospital and Health Center, and
   1-21  the Brazos Valley Mental Health Association; she was named
   1-22  Outstanding Woman of Brazos County in 1993; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, This dynamic individual has earned the respect and
    2-1  admiration of the citizens of Bryan and College Station by her
    2-2  meritorious work and exemplary devotion to her community; now,
    2-3  therefore, be it
    2-4        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-5  74th Legislature, hereby extend congratulations to Mell Pruitt
    2-6  on her selection as a 1995 Woman of Distinction and express its
    2-7  appreciation to her for her invaluable service to Bryan and
    2-8  College Station; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-10  Mell Pruitt as an expression of the high regard of the
   2-11  Texas Senate.
   2-12                               ______________________________________
   2-13                                       President of the Senate
   2-14                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-15                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-16                               on May 16, 1995.
   2-17                               ______________________________________
   2-18                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-19                               ______________________________________
   2-20                                        Member, Texas Senate