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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kenneth A. Ardoin has served Pfizer with dedication |
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and integrity for more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ardoin began his notable career with Pfizer in |
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1965 as a pharmaceutical sales representative and district hospital |
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manager; he was soon promoted to district manager of the Chicago and |
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Dallas districts, serving with distinction in this role until 1982, |
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when he joined the state government relations division; and |
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WHEREAS, For 24 years, Mr. Ardoin worked extensively |
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throughout the Southwestern United States; in 2001, he was named |
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senior director of government relations and public affairs, and in |
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this position he supervised legislative and regulatory activity for |
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Pfizer's central region and the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Ardoin has shared his professional expertise |
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with a number of policy groups, including the Texas Drug |
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Utilization Review Board; recently elected to the executive board |
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of directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council, he has |
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further served as state chairman in Texas and Louisiana of the |
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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and on the |
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board of directors of the Texas Civil Justice League and the Texas |
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Healthcare and Bioscience Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, He has also served as a leader in his community; an |
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active member of the Rotary Club, the All Saints Men's Club, and the |
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Flower Mound Summit Club, he has served on the University |
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Interscholastic League Athletic Advisory Committee as well and |
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serves as the voice for the Flower Mound High School Jaguars; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2007, Mr. Ardoin's career will take a new |
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direction when he joins his alma mater, the University of Louisiana |
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at Lafayette, where he will oversee external relations; and |
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WHEREAS, Kenneth Ardoin has earned the lasting respect of |
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many throughout his tenure with Pfizer; he leaves the company with a |
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legacy of professionalism and a host of colleagues who wish him the |
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best as he embarks on a new chapter in his life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Kenneth A. Ardoin for his 42 years of |
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service to Pfizer and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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 Mr. Ardoin as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |