78S30196 KMP-D

By:  Goolsby                                                      H.R. No. 108



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Since becoming a member of the Dallas City Council 
in 1997, Lois G. Finkelman has served the people of the Metroplex 
area with integrity, distinction, and compassion, and her extensive 
achievements as an educator, community leader, and public servant 
are indeed deserving of special recognition and commendation; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Finkelman is an alumna of Northwestern 
University who has earned two postgraduate degrees at The 
University of Texas at Dallas, one in science education and one in 
environmental science; she worked for many years as an educator in 
Ohio and Texas before embarking on a successful career as a writer, 
research assistant, and consultant, and during the 1980s and 1990s 
she established herself as a leading North Texas authority in the 
fields of community relations and resource development planning; in 
addition to creating land use studies, environmental impact 
studies, and impact assessments, Ms. Finkelman designed a wide 
range of informational materials, workshop programs, and training 
seminars, and her work as a community liaison ultimately led her to 
pursue a more prominent role in shaping public policy; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to serving as a councilwoman for the 
City of Dallas, this accomplished Texan is a respected member of the 
Friends of the Dallas Police Advisory Board, the Parkland Hospital 
Public Health Development Committee, the Children's Medical Center 
Foundation Board of Trustees, the Greater Dallas Community 
Relations Council Advisory Board, the American Jewish Congress 
Board of Directors, and more; she also continues to promote 
responsible environmental policies in her work with the Texas Clean 
Air Working Group, the North Central Texas Council of Governments 
Air Quality Steering Committee, and the National League of Cities 
Steering Committee for Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources; 
and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Finkelman's efforts in behalf of others have 
earned her countless accolades over the years, including the 2002 
Caring Spirit Civic Courage Award, presented by the American Cancer 
Society, and the 1997 Robert M. Artz Citizen Leadership Award, 
presented by the National Recreation and Park Association; she has 
shown herself to be one of the Lone Star State's most active and 
admired civic leaders in each of her many endeavors, and it is with 
great pleasure that the citizens of Texas join in paying tribute to 
her illustrious career in public and community service; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Dallas city 
councilwoman Lois Finkelman and extend to her best wishes for 
continued success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Finkelman as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.