1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 28 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing the members of the American Leadership Forum on the 1-4 occasion of their visit to the Capitol on January 26; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Founded by Houston lawyer Joe Jaworski in 1980, 1-6 this organization has five chapters across the nation; in the 1-7 Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter over 200 established leaders have 1-8 completed the program; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Each year 20 to 25 leaders are selected as fellows 1-10 for the yearlong program; the class represents the ethnic and 1-11 gender makeup of the population, including leaders from such 1-12 diverse fields as government, business, education, religion, 1-13 and the arts; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The American Leadership Forum Program gives monthly 1-15 seminars on collaboration, consensus, conflict management, and 1-16 ethics; fellows participate in a five-day wilderness experience 1-17 in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, where they practice teamwork and 1-18 learn to trust themselves and others; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Led by Executive Director Louise Howell, the 1-20 Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter has selected its fellows for this 1-21 year: Karen Becerra, Linda Benge, Laurie Bricker, Robert Carlquist, 1-22 Theresa Chang, Jack Doherty, Maria Ferris, Senator Mario Gallegos, 1-23 Laurens Hall, Cecile Harrison, Russell Jackson, Herbert Karpicke, 1-24 Catherine Lamboley, Andrea Logans, Katharine Lord, Rick Lowe, 2-1 Jacqueline Martin, Sheralyn Merfish, Robert Miller, Dan Nip, 2-2 Richard Ramirez, Frank Rossi, Randhir Sahni, John Spear, 2-3 Richard Torres, and Jerri Workman; and 2-4 WHEREAS, The American Leadership Forum benefits all who 2-5 participate by motivating leaders to serve their communities 2-6 more effectively; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 76th Legislature, hereby commend the American Leadership Forum 2-9 for its contributions to our state and to our nation and extend 2-10 best wishes to them for an enjoyable visit to the Capitol; and, 2-11 be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-13 the American Leadership Forum as an expression of esteem from 2-14 the Texas Senate. 2-15 Gallegos 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 President of the Senate 2-18 I hereby certify that the above 2-19 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-20 on January 26, 1999. 2-21 ______________________________________ 2-22 Secretary of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Member, Texas Senate