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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Margarita Olivarez 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 in the field of business, and her selection for this |
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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, An executive in the communications industry, |
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Margarita Olivarez has achieved notable business success as the |
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national forecast leader at AT&T Wireless; she served as president |
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of the Community of Hispanic/Latino American Professionals board of |
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directors at Cingular before it was acquired by AT&T, and her |
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efforts to form that body earned her the President's Award; her |
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outstanding work was also recognized with Cingular's Circle of |
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Distinction for excellence in management; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her AT&T responsibilities, Mrs. |
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Olivarez serves as the public relations coordinator for KXTQ Magic |
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93.7 FM, where she previously served as a morning cohost; and |
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WHEREAS, This dedicated community leader has shared her time |
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and energy with Girl Scout Troop No. 73, founding the group in 1997 |
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in an underserved area of Lubbock; named a Girl Scouts Woman of |
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Distinction in 2005, she has planned activities for the troop, |
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prepared and administered grants, and helped its members travel to |
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New York, Washington, D.C., and Europe; and |
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating her substantial leadership skills, |
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she has served as a board member, president, and vice president of |
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the Hispanic Association of Women, and her work in fund-raising, |
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education, and public relations earned her the group's Hispana of |
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the Year award in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Olivarez also supports the work of the Lubbock |
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and she has been a valued member of |
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the boards of the United Way, Fiestas del Llano, HACEMOS, Keep |
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Lubbock Beautiful, and the National Hispanic Institute; in 2005, |
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she was recognized with a Jefferson Award for her outstanding |
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contributions to her community; and |
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WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award, |
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Margarita Olivarez joins an elite group of women who have been |
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honored by 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 Margarita Olivarez 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. Olivarez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |