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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Curtistene Smith McCowan of DeSoto has been named a |
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winner of the 2007 Outstanding Texan Award by the Texas Legislative |
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Black Caucus in the professional category; and |
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WHEREAS, Outstanding Texans are honored for the positive |
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impact they make in their communities, and the dedicated service |
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that Mrs. McCowan has provided as a local leader has greatly |
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enhanced the lives of many individuals in the Dallas area; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Dallas Baptist University, Mrs. |
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McCowan had a distinguished career with the Federal Trade |
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Commission, retiring in January 2005 after more than 32 years of |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McCowan has long been active in her community; |
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a charter member and president of Concerned DeSoto Citizens, she |
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has served as vice president and audit committee chair of the DeSoto |
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Economic Development Corporation and as a member of the Charter |
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Review Commission for the City of DeSoto; and |
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WHEREAS, The first African American elected to public office |
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in the city, she won a seat on the DeSoto ISD Board of Trustees in |
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1990, serving two years as president during her three terms with the |
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board; in 2000, she was elected as the charter president of the |
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DeSoto ISD Education Foundation board of directors; she has been a |
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member of the group's executive committee since 2001, and she |
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currently works with the High School Vision Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. McCowan has shared her time with such |
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worthwhile organizations as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and has |
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served as president of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter, co-chair of the |
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2003 Southwest Regional Conference, program co-coordinator of the |
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Southwest Regional Program, and Southwest Regional social action |
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co-coordinator; a former president of the Dallas Area Chapter of |
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Federally Employed Women, she has also served on the board of |
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directors for the North Texas Chapter of the National Multiple |
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Sclerosis Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Her contributions have earned Mrs. McCowan a host |
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of accolades through the years, including a Trailblazer Award from |
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DeSoto High School, Humanitarian Award from Chi Eta Phi Sorority, |
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Heroes for Children Award from the Texas State Board of Education, |
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and the National Award for Outstanding Volunteerism from the |
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Federal Trade Commission; in 2007, DeSoto ISD paid tribute to this |
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dedicated civic leader by naming a middle school in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Curtistene McCowan stands as an inspiring example |
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of how one person can better a community through civic activism, and |
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the Outstanding Texan commendation is a fitting recognition of her |
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exemplary achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Curtistene Smith McCowan on |
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receiving a 2007 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative |
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Black Caucus and extend to her best wishes for further success; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. McCowan as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |