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79R11847 KO-D

By:  Gallego                                                      H.R. No. 1153



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, After nearly 40 years of exemplary service, native 
Texan Juan Ramos retired from the National Institute of Mental 
Health in 2004, and it is indeed fitting to honor this remarkable 
man for his many outstanding achievements; and
	WHEREAS, This native of Del Rio earned his bachelor's degree 
at Sul Ross State University in Alpine before going on to earn a 
master's degree in social work at the University of Southern 
California and a Ph.D. from the Florence Heller School for Advanced 
Studies in Social Welfare at Brandeis University; and
	WHEREAS, Since 1968, Dr. Ramos has been employed by the 
National Institute of Mental Health in positions of increasing 
responsibility; the longtime director of the Division of Prevention 
and Special Mental Health Programs, he retired as senior advisor to 
the director of the agency, having actively worked to support the 
agency's important mission to reduce the burden of mental illness 
and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and 
behavior over the course of his tenure; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Ramos has shared his expertise in the mental 
health field with students as an adjunct professor at the 
University of Maryland, Virginia Commonwealth University, 
Washington University, and the University of California at Los 
Angeles; he has also been instrumental in the founding of the 
Mexican American Community Services Agency in San Jose and the 
Coalition of Spanish Speaking Mental Health Organizations and the 
National Minority AIDS Council, both in Washington, D.C.; and
	WHEREAS, A valued member of numerous professional 
organizations, including the National Association of Social 
Workers, the World Federation for Mental Health, and the American 
Society for Hispanic Psychiatry, he has published research 
pertaining to mental health and the Hispanic community and served 
on the editorial boards of Social Work in Mental Health Care, Social 
Work in Health Care, and the Hispanic Journal of Behavioral 
Science; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed gentleman has received a host of 
honors, including a Public Service Award from the Society for 
Prevention Research for the Advancement of Prevention Science 
Worldwide, recognition by the Latina Social Work Caucus of the USC 
School of Social Work for 40 years of outstanding service to the 
students of that department, and the National Institutes of Health 
Director's Award for extraordinary leadership in developing health 
objectives for the nation; and
	WHEREAS, For four decades, Juan Ramos has worked to ensure a 
healthier future for his fellow Americans, and as he enjoys his 
well-deserved retirement, he may indeed look back with pride on his 
exemplary professional achievements; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Juan Ramos on his exceptional 
tenure with the National Institute of Mental Health and extend to 
him sincere best wishes for a happy and rewarding retirement; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Dr. Ramos as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.