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                                                                  H.R. No. 1424



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Wilhelmina "Beth" Robertson, former chair of the 
University of Houston System (UHS) Board of Regents, has been 
honored with a President's Award from the Houston Alumni 
Organization; and
	WHEREAS, The President's Award is given each year to 
non-alumni who generously dedicate their time, talent, and 
resources to the good of the university, and Ms. Robertson, who has 
proudly continued a family history of UH support begun nearly 70 
years ago by her grandparents, Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen, is 
indeed a most deserving recipient; and
	WHEREAS, Appointed to the UHS board in 1991 by Governor Ann 
Richards, Ms. Robertson played an instrumental role in the 
successful completion of a $350 million capital campaign; moreover, 
as chair of the board from 1993 to 1996, she led the effort to 
combine the positions of system chancellor and president of the 
main campus, a reorganization that reduced bureaucracy and 
decentralized local decision-making; and
	WHEREAS, This highly regarded individual further contributes 
to the betterment of her community through her work with The 
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the Houston 
Zoological Society, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; she is 
president of Cockspur, Inc., an independent oil and gas production 
firm; and
	WHEREAS, Beth Robertson's outstanding leadership and 
untiring devotion to the University of Houston and her community 
have truly enhanced the lives of her fellow citizens, and she has 
long inspired all who have been privileged to know her; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Wilhelmina "Beth" Robertson on her 
receipt of a President's Award from the Houston Alumni Organization 
and extend to her warmest best wishes for success and happiness in 
her future endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Robertson as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                            Wong

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1424 was adopted by the House on May 
28, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House