By Tillery H.R. No. 303 76R6663 GMW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Every collector of United States paper money must 1-2 surely prize Series 1977 and 1977A Federal Reserve notes bearing 1-3 the signature of Treasurer Azie Taylor Morton, for Ms. Morton is an 1-4 individual of great courage, perseverance, and intelligence and a 1-5 role model to us all; and 1-6 WHEREAS, A native Texan, Ms. Morton was born February 1, 1-7 1936, in Dale, where she graduated from high school at the age of 1-8 16; after earning a bachelor of science degree from 1-9 Huston-Tillotson College in 1956 she became a teacher at the State 1-10 School for Delinquent Girls in Crockett; and 1-11 WHEREAS, In 1957 she returned to her alma mater as assistant 1-12 to the president at Huston-Tillotson College and the following year 1-13 joined the Texas American Federation of Labor and Congress of 1-14 Industrial Organizations; Ms. Morton moved to Washington, D.C., in 1-15 1961 and worked for two years as assistant to the executive 1-16 director of President John F. Kennedy's Committee on Equal 1-17 Employment Opportunity before applying her expertise to the 1-18 President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The next 11 years of her distinguished public 1-20 service included positions as a complaint investigator for the 1-21 United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Austin 1-22 from 1966 to 1968; as director of social services for the Model 1-23 Cities Program in Wichita, Kansas, from 1968 to 1971; with the 1-24 Democratic National Committee from 1971 to 1977 in such varied 2-1 capacities as assistant director of the Office of Minority Affairs, 2-2 member of the Compliance Commission, and vice chair of the 2-3 Arrangements Committee; as deputy conference manager for the 2-4 Democratic Conference on Party Organization and Policy in 1974; and 2-5 as deputy convention manager for the Democratic National Convention 2-6 in 1976; and 2-7 WHEREAS, Ms. Morton was appointed as a consultant to the 2-8 United States House of Representatives Committee on the District of 2-9 Columbia in 1977; President Jimmy Carter then named her as the 2-10 United States treasurer, and when she was sworn in on September 12, 2-11 1977, she became the 36th person and the first African-American 2-12 woman to be appointed to that prestigious post; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Other positions that she has held throughout her 2-14 career include commissioner of the Virginia Department of Labor and 2-15 Industry, owner and operator of Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers 2-16 franchises, director and resource coordinator for Reading is 2-17 Fundamental, and director of marketing for GRW Capital Corporation; 2-18 and 2-19 WHEREAS, In addition to sitting on the corporate boards of 2-20 Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers from 1981 to 1984, Citizens Trust 2-21 from 1992 to present, and Schlotzsky's Deli from 1995 to present, 2-22 she has served on the public interest boards of Friends of the 2-23 Colorado River Foundation, Earl Campbell Foundation, St. Edwards 2-24 University, National Democratic Institute, and Africare; and 2-25 WHEREAS, Ms. Morton is a deeply respected woman of immense 2-26 talent, compassion, and integrity and it is indeed fitting to pay 2-27 tribute to her at this time; now, therefore, be it 3-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 3-2 Legislature hereby honor Azie Taylor Morton for her many years of 3-3 dedicated public service and extend to her sincere best wishes for 3-4 continued success and happiness; and, be it further 3-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-6 prepared for Ms. Morton as an expression of high regard by the 3-7 Texas House of Representatives.