1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 487 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 recognize Sandra Rushing, who is an inductee into the 1999 El Paso 1-5 Women's Hall of Fame; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Created by the El Paso Commission on Women in 1985, 1-7 the El Paso Women's Hall of Fame is intended to honor notable 1-8 women in the city who have made significant contributions to their 1-9 community; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Selected for the category of Sports/Athletics, Sandra 1-11 was nominated for membership by The University of Texas at El Paso 1-12 Women's Advisory to the President; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Sandra went to The University of Texas at El Paso 1-14 in 1990, and her goal was to become a Division I head women's 1-15 basketball coach; at the time, The University of Texas at El Paso 1-16 had a lackluster program with only 83 wins during the 1980s, 1-17 community support was lacking, and team morale was quite low; and 1-18 WHEREAS, With a dynamic approach, Sandra enlisted the efforts 1-19 of the team members to become highly visible; both Coach Rushing 1-20 and her team speak at local schools, stressing to children the 1-21 importance of staying in school; the team is frequently seen 1-22 participating in community festivals, walking in parades, and 1-23 often they write to children in pen pal programs; and 1-24 WHEREAS, The coach who has won the most games in 2-1 The University of Texas at El Paso women's basketball history, 2-2 she had the most successful season in school history in 1992-1993; 2-3 the Miners broke the school record for the best start in history 2-4 with a 7-0 mark during the 1996-1997 campaign, and Sandra Rushing 2-5 was named 1997-1998 Western Athletic Conference Co-Coach of the 2-6 Year; and 2-7 WHEREAS, Sandra Rushing has overcome many obstacles to her 2-8 achievements; she has incredible dedication and expects as much from 2-9 her players and staff as she does of herself; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-11 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Sandra Rushing on being 2-12 inducted into the 1999 El Paso Women's Hall of Fame; and, be it 2-13 further 2-14 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 2-15 as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate. 2-16 Shapleigh 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 President of the Senate 2-19 I hereby certify that the above 2-20 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-21 on March 25, 1999. 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Secretary of the Senate 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Member, Texas Senate