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H.R. No. 492
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Tessa Martinez Pollack of San Antonio is most
deserving of legislative recognition for her distinguished service
as an educator and administrator; and
WHEREAS, Appointed president of Our Lady of the Lake
University in 2002, Dr. Pollack is the first Hispanic to hold that
position; at the time of her selection, she was president of
Glendale Community College in Phoenix, Arizona; and
WHEREAS, Before her move to Arizona, this esteemed
academician served as president of the Medical Center Campus of the
Miami-Dade Community College in Florida; during the 1980s, she was
employed with San Antonio College as assistant to the president,
dean, and program developer; and
WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Dr. Pollack graduated from
Our Lady of the Lake High School, received an associate's degree
from San Antonio College and a master's degree in business and
education from The University of Texas at San Antonio, and earned a
bachelor's degree in journalism and a doctorate in educational
administration from The University of Texas at Austin; she began
her career as an educator teaching in San Antonio's Edgewood
Independent School District; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Pollack has published extensively in her field
and worked actively with various educational boards, while also
devoting significant time to the communities in which she has
lived; the recipient of numerous accolades, she has been identified
by Hispanic Business magazine as one of "100 Influentials"; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her stellar 30-year career, Dr.
Pollack has demonstrated outstanding scholarship and an
exceptional talent for leading highly successful, multicultural
institutions, and Our Lady of the Lake is indeed fortunate to have
her at its helm; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Tessa Martinez Pollack on her
appointment as president of Our Lady of the Lake University,
commend her for her deep commitment to education, 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 Dr. Pollack as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Martinez Fischer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 492 was adopted by the House on April
7, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House