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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas C. Harrison of Katy was elected president |
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of the Texas Dental Association in June 2006, marking yet another |
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milestone in his history of service to his profession and his |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1953 in Temple, Thomas Harrison earned a |
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bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in 1975, |
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and he received his D.D.S. from the Baylor College of Dentistry in |
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Dallas in 1979; and |
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WHEREAS, In private practice in Katy since then, Dr. Harrison |
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is active professionally on the local, state, and national levels; |
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he is a member of the Greater Houston Dental Society and has chaired |
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that organization's legislative, nominating, and membership |
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recruitment and retention committees, and he has also served on its |
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board and as its president in 2001-2002; and |
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WHEREAS, On the state level, he has been affiliated with the |
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Texas Dental Association since 1979 and has served as a member of |
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its House of Delegates since 1984; nationally, he is a longtime |
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member of the American Dental Association as well as a member of its |
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House of Delegates; moreover, he has served on the ADA Task Force on |
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Structure and Function and Council on Dental Practice, and he has |
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chaired the organization's Advisory Committee for Chemical |
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Dependency Issues and Dental Well-Being Advisory Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Equally active in the life of his community, Dr. |
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Harrison is a longtime parishioner of St. Peter's United Methodist |
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Church; he has been a member of the Katy Chamber of Commerce since |
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1989, and he has worked in an advisory capacity with the Katy |
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Independent School District and Houston Community College, which |
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have recognized his service with the Katy ISD/PTA Life Membership |
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Award in 1997 and the Houston Community College Paragon Award in |
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2001, respectively; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Thomas C. Harrison has |
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amply demonstrated his tireless commitment to the betterment of the |
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practice of dentistry and to the welfare of the people of Katy and |
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the Houston area; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Thomas C. Harrison for his service |
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to his profession and his community and extend to him best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Harrison as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Callegari |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 468 was adopted by the House on March |
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8, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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