R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, June 1, 2001, marks the conclusion of a 1-2 distinguished career for Elizabeth Lee Martin of Austin, and her 1-3 retirement from Southwestern Bell provides a fitting opportunity to 1-4 reflect on her outstanding tenure; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A native of Warren, Arkansas, Ms. Martin graduated 1-6 from Southern Methodist University in 1973 and earned her master's 1-7 degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 1985; she joined 1-8 the staff of Southwestern Bell in Dallas in 1974 and has since 1-9 proven herself to be a tremendous asset to the company and its 1-10 clients; and 1-11 WHEREAS, During a tenure that has spanned more than 25 years, 1-12 Ms. Martin has held various management positions within the 1-13 company, including assignments in St. Louis, Missouri, Washington, 1-14 D.C., and Austin, and she has long served as the company's advisor 1-15 on telecommunications issues and the legislative process; though 1-16 she accepted a position as a general manager for the regulatory 1-17 division in January 2000, she has continued to provide invaluable 1-18 assistance to the company's external affairs organization during 1-19 this year's legislative session; and 1-20 WHEREAS, A dedicated community leader, this esteemed Texan is 1-21 a former board member for the Texas Telephone Association 1-22 Foundation and the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association, and 1-23 she is currently active in Leadership Texas, the Texas Women's 1-24 Alliance, and the Brookings Institution's Congressional Fellows 2-1 Program; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Ms. Martin is a woman of admirable dedication and 2-3 tremendous knowledge, and it is a privilege to honor her as she 2-4 embarks on her well-deserved retirement; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-6 Legislature hereby congratulate Elizabeth Lee Martin on her 2-7 exceptional career with Southwestern Bell and extend to her sincere 2-8 best wishes for continued happiness and success in all of her 2-9 future endeavors; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-11 prepared for Ms. Martin as an expression of high regard by the 2-12 Texas House of Representatives. Pitts Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1228 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House