1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 385
1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas is pleased to congratulate
1-3 the Mother-Daughter Program of El Paso on being selected for the
1-4 prestigious Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award; and
1-5 WHEREAS, The Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award was instituted to
1-6 reward projects, individuals, or institutions that work to achieve
1-7 equity in education; and
1-8 WHEREAS, The award is given annually by the American
1-9 Association of University Women's Educational Foundation; and
1-10 WHEREAS, The program received the award, including an
1-11 honorarium, because it has such an impact on the lives of women
1-12 and girls and for its groundbreaking work for fundamental change
1-13 in the education of women; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Winners of the award need to demonstrate support
1-15 of the foundation's goals; the director of the 11-year-old program
1-16 of The University of Texas at El Paso will accept the award at the
1-17 American Association of University Women's convention in June in
1-18 Anaheim, California; now, therefore, be it
1-19 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
1-20 75th Legislature, hereby commend the Mother-Daughter Program
1-21 of El Paso on winning this outstanding award; and, be it further
1-22 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
1-23 the program as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate.
2-1 Shapleigh
2-2 ______________________________________
2-3 President of the Senate
2-4 I hereby certify that the above
2-5 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-6 on March 25, 1997.
2-7 ______________________________________
2-8 Secretary of the Senate
2-9 ______________________________________
2-10 Member, Texas Senate