1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 621 1-3 WHEREAS, Members of the Houston chapter of the American 1-4 Leadership Forum are visiting the Capitol on April 3, 2001, and 1-5 it is a pleasure to extend a welcome to these public-spirited 1-6 individuals; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Founded in 1980 by lawyer Joseph Jaworski and 17 1-8 other prominent Americans, the forum seeks to identify leaders in 1-9 communities across the country, develop their leadership skills, 1-10 and encourage them to join together in addressing public issues; 1-11 and 1-12 WHEREAS, Every year approximately 20 established leaders 1-13 in each chapter are selected to participate in an intensive, 1-14 year-long program in which they explore the nature of leadership 1-15 and nurture a variety of leadership skills; the makeup of each 1-16 class is intended to reflect the demographic profile of the 1-17 community, as well as to include the perspectives of business, 1-18 religious, and academic leaders and elected officials; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The work of the American Leadership Forum is 1-20 premised on the belief that the responsibility for improving 1-21 organizations, communities, and society as a whole lies with 1-22 individuals who are willing to lend their own personal efforts 1-23 to that cause, and that through the united efforts of a diverse 2-1 leadership, any problem can be overcome; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Members of this year's American Leadership 2-3 Forum class in Houston include Armando Alaniz, Carol Alvarado, 2-4 Charles Bacaisse, Glenda Barrett, Jew Don Boney, Jr., 2-5 Dr. Peter Chang, Algenita Davis, George DeMontrond, 2-6 James Dixon III, Robert Eury, Beth Everts, Carolyn Grovey-Brown, 2-7 Bonnie Hellums, Dee Koch, Ranvir Mohindra, Dr. Susan Sclafani, 2-8 State Representative Joseph Nixon, Sara Seiber, Brian Smith, 2-9 Ann Stern, Caroline Vetterling, and Dr. Alvia Wardlaw; and 2-10 WHEREAS, The American Leadership Forum is doing invaluable 2-11 work in training local leaders and in encouraging a spirit of 2-12 collaborative civic engagement, and its efforts are indeed 2-13 deserving of recognition and support; now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-15 77th Legislature, hereby commend the members of the American 2-16 Leadership Forum for their significant commitment to public 2-17 service and extend to them sincere appreciation on behalf of 2-18 all the citizens of Texas. 2-19 Lindsay 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on April 3, 2001. 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Secretary of the Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate