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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Stacie George has been honored by the YWCA of |
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Lubbock with a Women of Excellence Award for her remarkable |
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achievements as a professional, and her selection for this tribute |
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is most fitting; and |
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WHEREAS, The Women of Excellence Award was created in 1989 to |
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emphasize the vital roles that women play in both the civic and |
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professional worlds, honoring women for their achievements and for |
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their contributions to the community as leaders and volunteers; and |
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WHEREAS, The professional life of Stacie George has been |
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marked by her notable success as a corporation executive as well as |
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by her skill as a leader of a volunteer organization; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1981 graduate of Texas Tech University, Mrs. |
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George joined Southwestern Bell, earning the company's Circle of |
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Excellence award four consecutive years as a small business service |
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center sales manager; named area manager for select medium and |
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large business accounts in 1992, she moved to El Paso, where she led |
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an initiative called "Excellence through Quality," which improved |
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performance by 65 percent; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, Mrs. George assumed the position of area |
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manager of marketing and sales in Austin, where she was responsible |
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for product planning, rollout, field support, coordinating |
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marketing support, advertising, and outside market area sales |
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efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. George's 27-year business career with |
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Southwestern Bell and its successor company, AT&T, has been |
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distinguished by exceptional management abilities; working as |
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regional director of Valued Client Sales in Lubbock since 1998, she |
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is responsible for sales and billings in five states that generate |
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more than $23 million annually; since moving to Lubbock, she has |
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received the President's Circle Award eight times; and |
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WHEREAS, In the midst of her impressive career, Mrs. George |
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underwent treatment for breast cancer in 1993 and 1996; she |
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subsequently poured her substantial talent and energy into cancer |
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research by assuming leadership positions with the Lubbock |
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affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest |
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grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. George has generously used her business acumen |
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to promote the organization's aims as a board member, past |
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president, and co-chair of the record-setting 2008 race; also |
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active as a supporter of Texas Tech University and her community, |
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she serves as a board member for the Texas Tech Graduate Development |
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Council, the Parenting Cottage, and the Lubbock Arts Alliance; and |
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WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award, |
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Stacie George joins an elite group of women who have been honored by |
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the YWCA of Lubbock; distinguished by her intelligence, |
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determination, and talent, she is indeed a worthy role model for |
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this and future generations; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Stacie George on receiving a 2009 Women of |
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Excellence Award from the YWCA of Lubbock and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. George as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 141 was adopted by the House on |
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April 9, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 141 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |