1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 965 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-4 recognize Read-Poland Associates and its founder, Julian Read, on 1-5 the grand occasion of the company's 50th birthday and its merger 1-6 with a global communications industry giant, Grey Global Group's 1-7 GCI; and 1-8 WHEREAS, One of our nation's most experienced public 1-9 relations/public affairs consultant firms, Read-Poland Associates 1-10 is well known nationally and internationally for its marketing 1-11 skills, corporate counseling, and government relations; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Read-Poland Associates works both independently 1-13 and in conjunction with its clients' communications, government 1-14 affairs, and legal departments; responsive to the communications 1-15 needs of corporate clients in a wide variety of fields, the company 1-16 combines traditional business-related media, marketing, and special 1-17 events skills with political acumen and expertise; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Read-Poland Associates helps its clients with 1-19 strategic communications planning, media relations, and government 1-20 relations; an independent company, which has been under the same 1-21 management for almost half a century, Read-Poland Associates has 1-22 worked with numerous affiliated organizations on strategic 2-1 communications programs both across the United States and 2-2 internationally; and 2-3 WHEREAS, The company's merger places Read-Poland Associates 2-4 among those few world-class firms that have offices and senior 2-5 professionals in approximately 90 nations, from Argentina to 2-6 Zimbabwe; and 2-7 WHEREAS, A prominent Austin-based company with a half-century 2-8 of Texas heritage, Read-Poland Associates provides high quality 2-9 service to a wide array of clients in such industries as 2-10 technology, health care, sports, real estate, law, aerospace, 2-11 energy, transportation, finance, and government; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Through the merger of Read-Poland Associates and 2-13 Grey Global Group's GCI, Read-Poland Associates gains access 2-14 to GCI's wide network of offices and specialized global practice 2-15 areas, and GCI gains Read-Poland's key industry expertise, senior 2-16 talent, and powerful presence in the Texas market; now, therefore, 2-17 be it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-19 77th Legislature, hereby commend Read-Poland Associates on 2-20 its superior success and its unique accomplishments and extend 2-21 congratulations to the company on the occasion of its 50th birthday 2-22 and its merger with one of the world's largest public relations 2-23 firms; and, be it further 2-24 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 3-1 Read-Poland Associates as an expression of esteem from the 3-2 Texas Senate. 3-3 Ellis 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 President of the Senate 3-6 I hereby certify that the above 3-7 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-8 on May 8, 2001. 3-9 ______________________________________ 3-10 Secretary of the Senate 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Member, Texas Senate