78R10036 MDM-D

By:  Truitt                                                       H.R. No. 702



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Teresa Rutherford of Colleyville has been selected 
as 2002 Realtor of the Year by the Northeast Tarrant County 
Association of Realtors; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of San Angelo Central High School and the 
University of Wisconsin, Ms. Rutherford began her career as a 
realtor in 1978 and has worked in the Dallas/Fort Worth mid-cities 
area since 1989; she has attained  three designations in her chosen 
field:  ABR--accredited buyer's representative, CRP--certified 
relocation professional, and LTG--leadership training graduate, 
the latter accorded by the Women's Council of Realtors; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Rutherford and her real estate partner, Brenda 
Cole, form one of the top multimillion-dollar producing teams 
affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in 
Southlake; while rendering exceptional service to her clients, Ms. 
Rutherford has also devoted many hours to such professional 
organizations as  the Northeast Tarrant County Association of 
Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors, and Builders Association 
of Tarrant County; and
	WHEREAS, Her extensive civic volunteerism has encompassed 
membership on the City of Colleyville's Zoning Board of Adjustment, 
Economic Development Task Force, and new high school task force, as 
well as membership on the Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine 
Women's Advisory Board; in addition, she has assumed leadership 
roles in the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce and the Texas 
affiliate of the American Cancer Society; active in the Republican 
Party, she also currently serves as a Tarrant County precinct chair 
and election judge; and
	WHEREAS, Among Ms. Rutherford's well-deserved honors have 
been a President's Award and Outstanding Service Award from the 
Colleyville Chamber of Commerce and a President's Award from the 
Women's Council of Realtors (WCR); in 1997 she was named the WCR's 
Woman of the Year and in 2000 she was nominated for Governor George 
W. Bush's Texas Top Women Leaders Award; and
	WHEREAS, Teresa Rutherford's outstanding efforts as a 
realtor, community volunteer, and politically active citizen have 
won her widespread esteem and affection, and she truly merits 
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature congratulate Teresa Rutherford on being named 2002 
Realtor of the Year by the Northeast Tarrant County Association of 
Realtors and extend to her warmest wishes for continued success and 
happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Rutherford as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.