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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, February 25, 2009, is Texas Dental Association Day, |
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and this occasion provides a welcome opportunity to honor Dr. |
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Hilton Israelson of Dallas, President of the Texas Dental |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in South Africa, Hilton Israelson earned his |
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bachelor's degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in |
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Johannesburg; he attended dental school and then moved to the |
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United States to continue his education at Tufts University in |
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Massachusetts; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Israelson began his teaching career at Tufts and |
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was a faculty member there until he took an assistant professorship |
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at the Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas in 1979; he went on to |
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become an assistant clinical professor and associate clinical |
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professor and was a member of numerous thesis committees; a |
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specialist in periodontics and implantology, he operates a private |
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practice in Richardson; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed dental professional joined the |
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American Dental Association in 1999 as a delegate, and he served the |
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Texas Dental Association in multiple offices, including senior |
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director and chair of the Future Focus Committee, before being |
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elected president; and |
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WHEREAS, A number of prestigious awards have been bestowed on |
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Dr. Israelson over the course of his career, including Dentist of |
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the Year honors in 2006 from both the Texas Academy of General |
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Dentistry and the Dallas County Dental Society, and the 2008 |
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President's Award from the Texas Society of Periodontists; and |
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WHEREAS, With his achievements as an educator and advocate |
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and the distinguished work he carries out in his private practice, |
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Hilton Israelson is making significant contributions to the field |
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of dentistry that are having an impact throughout the Lone Star |
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State and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Hilton Israelson for his professional |
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accomplishments and extend to him sincere best wishes for success |
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in his tenure as president of the Texas Dental Association; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Israelson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Kent |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 502 was adopted by the House on |
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February 25, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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