1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 488 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing Blanca Estela Enriquez on her recent induction into the 1-5 1999 El Paso Women's Hall of Fame; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The El Paso Hall of Fame was established in 1985 1-7 by the El Paso Commission for Women as an endeavor to provide 1-8 recognition for the area's outstanding women and their many 1-9 contributions to their community; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Blanca Estela Enriquez is a successful professional 1-11 who has dedicated herself to improving education in Texas; she 1-12 was named Head Start Management Fellow of the Anderson School of 1-13 Management; she also holds a master of education in curriculum and 1-14 instruction from The University of Texas at El Paso; already an 1-15 author of a complete Spanish reading program for elementary students, 1-16 Blanca is currently pursuing her doctorate degree; and 1-17 WHEREAS, An exceptionally motivated person, Blanca has 1-18 served her community as teacher, consultant, and administrator; as 1-19 Associate Director of the Region 19 Education Service Center Head 1-20 Start Program, she presided over the program's prodigious growth; 1-21 and as Director of Region 19's Special Populations Division, she 1-22 was responsible for the administration and management of vital 1-23 services to over 2,242 low-income families in El Paso County; she 1-24 has been active in designing and promoting bilingual education 2-1 curriculum in the State of Texas; and 2-2 WHEREAS, A respected professional, Blanca received an 2-3 appointment from Governor Ann Richards to serve on the Head Start 2-4 Public School/Collaboration Task Force; she has served on the board 2-5 of directors for many organizations, including the Houchen Community 2-6 Center, the Executive Women's Forum, and the Advocacy Center for 2-7 Children of El Paso; Blanca has been a presenter at several national 2-8 conferences, including the National Governor's Conference on Quality 2-9 Education and the National Association for Supervision and Curriculum 2-10 Development; and 2-11 WHEREAS, Blanca has been the recipient of several honors; 2-12 in 1992, she was selected and featured by the El Paso Times as 2-13 an Empowering Hispana; in 1991, she was the recipient of both the 2-14 Adelante Mujer Award and the Mother-Daughter-Program Award; and in 2-15 1989, she was given the "Pillars of Achievement" Award; and 2-16 WHEREAS, In addition to her devotion to the field of 2-17 education, Blanca has been an active community member; she has 2-18 served on the Foster Grandparent Advisory Council, the Young Women's 2-19 Christian Association Advisory Committee, the El Paso Youth Network 2-20 Committee, and the Education Committee of the Economic Development 2-21 Planning Division of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce; now, 2-22 therefore, be it 2-23 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-24 76th Legislature, hereby commend Blanca Estela Enriquez on her 2-25 outstanding achievement and her dedication to education, in 2-26 particular bilingual education, and extend congratulations to her 3-1 on her induction into the 1999 El Paso Women's Hall of Fame; and, 3-2 be it further 3-3 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her 3-4 as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 3-5 Shapleigh 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 President of the Senate 3-8 I hereby certify that the above 3-9 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-10 on March 25, 1999. 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Secretary of the Senate 3-13 ______________________________________ 3-14 Member, Texas Senate