By Craddick H.C.R. No. 261 77R13355 JKB-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Dee K. Carter of Midland was elected to serve as 1-2 president of the Texas Association of Insurance and Financial 1-3 Advisors (TAIFA) in the year 2000, and his selection is indicative 1-4 of the high esteem in which he is held by his professional 1-5 colleagues; and 1-6 WHEREAS, With more than 5,000 members, TAIFA promotes high 1-7 ethical standards for life and health insurance agents, fosters a 1-8 healthy business climate, and strives to protect the interests of 1-9 both insurance consumers and agents, and Mr. Carter is a fitting 1-10 choice to lead this dynamic organization given his wealth of 1-11 experience and exemplary record of service to the profession; and 1-12 WHEREAS, A native of Abilene, Mr. Carter holds bachelor's and 1-13 master's degrees from Abilene Christian University and served as 1-14 assistant president of Christian College of the Southwest in Dallas 1-15 before embarking on a career in the insurance industry in 1971; and 1-16 WHEREAS, His noteworthy career has included an outstanding 1-17 25-year tenure with Lincoln National Life in Midland and leadership 1-18 positions benefiting the industry as TAIFA's secretary-treasurer 1-19 and Region 6 director, and as president of both the Midland Area 1-20 and Odessa life underwriters associations; and 1-21 WHEREAS, A district manager for Provident Mutual since 1-22 January 2001, Mr. Carter has repeatedly won national industry 1-23 awards and is a respected member of the Texas Leaders Round Table; 1-24 and 2-1 WHEREAS, In addition, he is a community leader in Midland who 2-2 gives generously of his time and talents to numerous local 2-3 organizations; a west Texas basketball official for nearly three 2-4 decades, he is a member of the Northeast YMCA Board of Directors, 2-5 the Midland Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee, the Midland 2-6 Association for Retarded Citizens Board of Directors, and Fairmont 2-7 Church of Christ; and 2-8 WHEREAS, This fine man is widely known for his commitment to 2-9 be of service to others, and his tenure as president of TAIFA will 2-10 undoubtedly be an exciting and eventful period in the 2-11 organization's rich history; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-13 hereby congratulate Dee K. Carter on his election as president of 2-14 the Texas Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and 2-15 commend him for his numerous professional and civic contributions; 2-16 and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for Mr. Carter as an expression of high regard by the 2-19 Texas House of Representatives and Senate.