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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lynn Whitten was named Woman of the Year by |
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Executive Women in Texas Government at the organization's annual |
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conference on November 24, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, The eldest of four children, Lynn Whitten was born |
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in San Antonio and spent her youth in Dallas and in Austin; she |
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graduated from Austin High School and performed with Ballet Austin |
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before earning a bachelor's degree in history and a certificate in |
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social work from The University of Texas at Austin; she later worked |
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as an assistant sergeant-at-arms for the Texas House of |
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Representatives and served as a deputy constable for Travis County |
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from 1977 to 1981; in addition, she volunteered for voter |
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registration drives and political campaigns, and she worked for Ann |
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Richards during the future governor's tenure as Travis County |
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commissioner in the early 1980s; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1983, Ms. Whitten earned a master's degree from |
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the L.B.J. School of Public Affairs at U.T.; her career in state |
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government began when she took a position as a systems analyst for |
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the Railroad Commission; she went on to serve the State Treasury and |
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the Comptroller of Public Accounts and held a variety of positions |
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with those agencies, including executive administrator, business |
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manager, quality assurance specialist, and contingency planning |
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coordinator; she is currently employed by the Department of |
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Information Resources, Technical Center Operations Division, as a |
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service representative on the Data Center Services consolidation |
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project; over the course of her years in state government, she has |
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developed significant expertise in the areas of large-scale project |
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management and process improvement; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite her busy professional life, Ms. Whitten has |
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found time to devote to her community; in addition to working on |
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numerous political initiatives, she has served on the Austin |
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Tenants' Council Board for more than two decades; she is also a 2001 |
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graduate of Leadership Texas and has remained active in its alumni |
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association; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed citizen has further distinguished |
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herself through her commitment to Executive Women in Texas |
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Government, which she joined in 1996, and she has contributed to the |
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organization in myriad ways; she was the chair of the Nominating |
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Committee for the 2009 Board of Directors, and she has had such |
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additional roles as president of the board in 2003, communications |
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director in 1999 and 2006, and advisor to the board in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Whitten enjoys the love |
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and support of her husband of more than 20 years, Jim Butler; she |
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takes great pleasure in gardening, traveling, the arts, and zydeco |
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dancing, and she is an avid fan of the Austin music scene; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her exceptional professional achievements |
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and her enduring efforts in behalf of her colleagues and community, |
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Lynn Whitten has demonstrated passion, integrity, and dedication, |
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and in so doing, she has set an inspiring example of civic |
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leadership for her fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lynn Whitten on being named the |
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2008 Woman of the Year by Executive Women in Texas Government and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Whitten as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Naishtat |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 154 was adopted by the House on |
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February 10, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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