H.R. No. 54
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Dr. Zachary R. Hodges, the president of Houston
  Community College-Northwest, celebrated his 61st birthday on
  August 24, 2008; and
         WHEREAS, Born in 1947, in Durant, Oklahoma, to Hugh and Mary
  Jane Hodges, Zach Hodges soon moved with his parents to Garland,
  where his father owned a sporting goods store; and
         WHEREAS, The first person in his family to finish college,
  Dr. Hodges earned a bachelor's degree in history and a master's
  degree and a doctorate in counseling, all from Texas A&M
  University-Commerce; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Hodges has been a leader in the field of higher
  education for 36 years, with 32 of those years of service in the
  Houston Community College System; the president of HCC-Northwest
  since 1995, he was named an American Council on Education Fellow in
  1992 and served as chair of the Council of Fellows from 1999 to
  2000; and
         WHEREAS, This exemplary educator's professional achievements
  also include his graduation from the American Association of
  Community Colleges President's Academy and the League for
  Innovation Executive Leadership Institute; a participant in
  Leadership Houston and the American Leadership Forum, he has been a
  member of the statewide committee "Visioning for the 21st Century"
  for the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture as well as the
  Commission for Leadership and Instructional Effectiveness for the
  American Council on Education; and
         WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Dr. Hodges has
  found time to give back to his community, serving on boards for the
  United Way, Katy Medical Center, Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum,
  Houston West Chamber of Commerce, West Houston Medical Center, and
  Katy and Spring Branch school districts; moreover, he has served as
  chair of the Mustang District of the Boy Scouts of America; his
  leadership and generosity have been recognized with the Citizen of
  the Year Award from the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce in 2005 and
  with the Pinnacle Award from the Houston West Chamber of Commerce in
  2006; and
         WHEREAS, A devoted husband to his wife, Ana, and a loving
  father to their daughters, Krissie and Emily, Zach Hodges is an
  exemplary educator and a leader in his community whose dedication,
  professionalism, and commitment to excellence have greatly
  benefited his fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Zachary R. Hodges on the
  occasion of his 61st birthday and extend to him best wishes for
  continued happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. Hodges as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Callegari
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 54 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House