78R11904 WMS-D

By:  Chavez                                                       H.R. No. 824



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The year 2003 marks the 30th anniversary of the 
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, and this 
milestone provides a fitting opportunity to honor one of the 
individuals who has helped to make this facility the renowned 
institution it is today; and
	WHEREAS, In 1973 Maria Elena A. Flood was the first person 
employed to develop the School of Medicine Regional Campus in El 
Paso; until her retirement in 1995, she ably performed the duties of 
a variety of administrative positions in the Regional Academic 
Health Center, including administrator for academic affairs, 
director of operations, director of the Office of Border Health, 
and project director of the Texas Tech Area Health Education Center 
Program; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed individual also served as an assistant 
professor of health organization management in the School of 
Medicine and in 1985 she was deservedly inducted into the Texas 
Women's Hall of Fame for her accomplishments in the field of 
education in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Through her exemplary contributions to the Texas 
Tech University Health Sciences Center, Maria Elena A. Flood has 
helped to establish Texas Tech El Paso as a valuable resource for 
health care education and delivery for the citizens of West Texas, 
and her unwavering devotion to the well-being of her fellow Texans 
will not soon be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Maria Elena A. Flood, whose outstanding 
service in behalf of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences 
Center has ensured a brighter future for countless people; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Flood as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.