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78R6649 MDM-D

By:  Martinez Fischer                                             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.