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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sajjadul Islam has been inducted into the Odessa |
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Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame, and this occasion provides a |
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fitting opportunity to honor this esteemed professional; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning a medical degree from Dhaka Medical |
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College in Bangladesh, Dr. Islam completed an internship at |
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Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau and a residency in diagnostic |
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radiology through Brown University at the Rhode Island Hospital, |
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where he was named chief resident; he also accepted a fellowship in |
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neuroradiology and interventional neuroradiology at The University |
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of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and he later practiced |
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medicine in New York; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1984, Dr. Islam relocated to Odessa, and the |
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following year, he launched the first MRI center in the region, West |
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Texas Imaging Center; as its president and CEO, he has overseen the |
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growth of the center from one machine and two employees to a staff |
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of 16 and a range of modern equipment; in addition, Dr. Islam has |
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served as a radiologist at Medical Center Hospital and Odessa |
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Regional Medical Center and as chair of the radiology department at |
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HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Midland; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Islam has remained active in the field of |
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medicine as a member of numerous organizations, including the |
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American Medical Association, the Radiological Society of North |
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America, and the Texas Medical Association, and he received the |
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Legacy of Caring Award from the Texas Medical Foundation; he is also |
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involved in the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, the Pillars Club of the |
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United Way, and the Education Foundation of the Ector County |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Islam has enjoyed the |
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love and support of his wife of 30 years, Nasreen, their sons, |
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Sameer, Shez, and Salman, their daughter-in-law, Ebtesam, and their |
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granddaughter; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community and his profession, Dr. |
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Islam has garnered the lasting respect and admiration of his fellow |
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residents, and he may indeed reflect with great pride on his civic |
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contributions; 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 Dr. Sajjadul Islam on his 2009 |
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induction into the Odessa Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Islam as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |