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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Cathy Pope has been honored by the YWCA of Lubbock |
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with a Women of Excellence Award for her remarkable achievements in |
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the field of government and human services, and her selection for |
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this tribute 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, Cathy Pope's education, training, career, and |
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passion have been directed toward supporting people with |
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disabilities and reducing harmful misconceptions of mental |
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illness, mental retardation, and chemical dependency; today, she |
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has an outstanding record of success in advancing the cause of |
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mental health as executive director of the Lubbock Regional Mental |
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Health Mental Retardation Center (MHMR); and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University, Mrs. Pope |
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earned a bachelor's degree in government in 1972 and a master's |
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degree in sociology in 1977; also a licensed master social worker |
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and chemical dependency counselor, she has opened two halfway |
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houses and assumed operational responsibility for a third, created |
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the first 24-hour crisis mobile team in the state, established the |
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first outpatient day program for people with mental illness, and |
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implemented the Mental Retardation Local Authority Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Named to the executive director position in 2008, |
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Mrs. Pope is responsible for a $25 million organization with more |
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than 400 people providing services to over 6,000 Lubbock-area |
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residents; in addition to securing funding for a facility to house |
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the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, she oversees the |
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administration of local AIDS programs and the Community Youth |
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Development Grant; and |
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WHEREAS, During her notable 30-year career, Mrs. Pope has |
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served MHMR as Community Support Services director, director of the |
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Mental Health Program, deputy director for Mental Health and |
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Substance Abuse Services, and deputy director for Network |
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Management; she also designed and managed construction of Sunrise |
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Canyon Hospital and created MHMR's network management division; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in many state and local cooperative |
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initiatives, Mrs. Pope was an original member of the Texas |
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Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Commissioner's |
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Case Management Task Force and a founding member of the local |
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chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and has worked |
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with the Department of State Health Services on the Resiliency and |
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Disease Management Service Delivery System; and |
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WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award, |
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Cathy Pope 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 Cathy Pope 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. Pope as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |