78R15455 JH-D

By:  Wong                                                         H.R. No. 1172



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dr. Peggy B. Smith has been awarded the Kezia 
DePelchin Award from the DePelchin Children's Center in Houston, 
and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on the 
many accomplishments of this outstanding Texan; and
	WHEREAS, Director of the Baylor Teen Health Clinic in 
Houston, Dr. Smith oversees a countywide system of six clinics that 
provide comprehensive reproductive health services for indigent 
teens; a respected authority on teenage sexuality and pregnancy, 
she continues to conduct research and has published three books and 
more than 100 articles on those subjects; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has given generously of her time 
and expertise in an advisory capacity to numerous groups concerned 
with health care, health care delivery, and the protection of 
children; among other assignments, she has chaired the Children's 
Trust Fund at the behest of four Texas governors and served on the 
House Select Committee on Adolescent Pregnancy; she currently 
chairs the Family Planning Advisory Committee for the commissioner 
of the Texas Department of Health and serves on the board of 
directors of Episcopal Health Charities and on the national 
advisory committee of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health; and
	WHEREAS, For her efforts, Dr. Smith has earned a host of 
well-deserved awards, including the Exchange Club's Book of Golden 
Deeds for outstanding community service, the 1990 Women on the Move 
Award, the 1990 Spirit of American Women Award, the 1990 Heritage 
Award, and the 1996 Good Samaritan Award; and
	WHEREAS, Peggy Smith has worked tirelessly to address issues 
regarding teen pregnancy and child welfare, and through her skilled 
and knowledgeable leadership she continues to help countless young 
Texans as they struggle to achieve a more secure and hopeful future; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Peggy B. Smith on her receipt 
of the Kezia DePelchin Award from the DePelchin Children's Center 
and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be 
it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Dr. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.