R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Fort Worth Commission on the Status of Women has

 1-2     named Dr. Jennifer Giddings Brooks as one of the 1997 Outstanding

 1-3     Women of Fort Worth, and this noteworthy distinction is truly

 1-4     deserving of special praise and recognition; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, The principal of Edward J. Briscoe Elementary

 1-6     School, Dr. Brooks has fully committed herself to ensuring that her

 1-7     young charges receive the finest education possible, and in doing

 1-8     so she has invested in her work the personal involvement so

 1-9     essential to the learning process; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Dr. Brooks received baccalaureate and master's

1-11     degrees from Texas Christian University before going on to earn her

1-12     doctorate in education from Texas Woman's University, and before

1-13     assuming her current duties she held a number of positions in the

1-14     Fort Worth Independent School District, including those of speech

1-15     and language pathologist, program evaluator, elementary magnet

1-16     coordinator, and assistant principal; and

1-17           WHEREAS, A vital and valued member of the community, Dr.

1-18     Brooks has lent her time and talent to a number of worthy

1-19     endeavors; a director of the Daycare Association of Tarrant County,

1-20     Child Advocates of Tarrant County, and the Opera Association, she

1-21     also cochairs the Volunteer Leadership Committee of the Tarrant

1-22     County United Negro College Fund Campaign, the Y.W.C.A. Diversity

1-23     Task Force, and the Academy Review Board for the 24th Congressional

1-24     District, as well as serving in the Fort Worth delegation to the

 2-1     President's Summit on America's Future; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, The high esteem in which Dr. Brooks is held is

 2-3     evident from the many honors she has been accorded, including Phi

 2-4     Delta Kappa sorority's Eminent Woman Award and the United Negro

 2-5     College Fund's Distinguished Leadership Award; she is a former

 2-6     president of the Tarrant/Fort Worth Y.W.C.A. and was honored by the

 2-7     association for her outstanding service; and

 2-8           WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Dr. Brooks has relied on the

 2-9     strength and support of her close-knit family, and she and her

2-10     husband, Roy C. Brooks, take great pride in their children, Royce

2-11     and Marion; and

2-12           WHEREAS, Jennifer Giddings Brooks has distinguished herself

2-13     as a gifted educator, a public-spirited citizen, and a devoted wife

2-14     and mother, and it is indeed fitting to recognize her many

2-15     accomplishments at this time; now, therefore, be it

2-16           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

2-17     Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Jennifer Giddings Brooks on

2-18     being named one of 1997's Outstanding Women of Fort Worth and

2-19     extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and

2-20     happiness in the years to come; and, be it further

2-21           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-22     prepared for Dr. Brooks as an expression of high regard by the

2-23     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                            Lewis of Tarrant

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 914 was adopted by the House on May

         23, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House