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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 700

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize Cecilia Moreno McKay for her many contributions to the 
Dallas Hispanic community and her former service as chair of the 
Texas State Board of the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas; and

	WHEREAS, Cecilia is retiring from her position as 
executive director of the Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service 
Organizations; she is being honored at a retirement party on 
April 29, 2005, for her outstanding leadership with the 
organization and in the Dallas community; and

	WHEREAS, Cecilia was born in Ecuador and raised in 
Argentina; she immigrated to the United States in 1968 and lived in 
New York and Connecticut before moving to Dallas in 1988; she 
earned a bachelor's degree from Bernard M. Baruch College and a 
master's degree in business administration from Fordham 
University; and

	WHEREAS, A longtime volunteer in the Dallas community, she 
currently serves as a member of the Chase Metroplex Community 
Advisory Council; she has been active on the board of directors 
of Hispanic 100 and served as its president in 2003; and

	WHEREAS, She served on the board of directors of the Latino 
Cultural Center for Arts and Letters from 1997 to 2003 and as its 
treasurer from 1998 to 2004; she has also served on the board of 
the Local Emergency Food and Shelter program, and she is 
currently a member of the board of trustees of the University of 
Dallas; and

	WHEREAS, Over the years, she has received numerous awards 
from such prominent organizations as the American Cancer 
Society; the American Jewish Congress; Girls, Incorporated; The 
Volunteer Center; United Way; Women's Center of Dallas; and the 
Young Women's Christian Association; in 2004, she received 
Southern Methodist University's Profiles in Leadership Award; 
and

	WHEREAS, Cecilia's support for the Hispanic community in 
Dallas is unparalleled, and she has handled her many responsibilities
as executive director of the Dallas Concilio of Hispanic Service 
Organizations with exceptional skill; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby commend Cecilia Moreno McKay for her 
outstanding work on behalf of the Hispanic community of Dallas, 
and her invaluable leadership as chair of the Hispanic Women's 
Network of Texas and as head of the Dallas Concilio of Hispanic 
Service Organizations and extend to her best wishes for the 
future; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
her as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
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________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 27, 2005.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate