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SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Nominations
TIME & DATE:
1:00 PM or 30 minutes upon adjournment
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
PLACE:
Senate Chamber
CHAIR:
Senator Mike Jackson
To consider the following:
 
The following nominees will appear:
 
Board of Pardons and Paroles
 
Juanita M. Gonzalez      Appointed 02-12-09 for a        Ogden
Williamson County        term to expire 02-01-15
 
Thomas A. Leeper         Appointed 04-09-09 for a        Ogden
Walker County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Rissie L. Owens          Appointed 02-12-09 for a        Ogden
Walker County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Shanda Gillaspie         Appointed 02-12-09 for a        Davis
Perkins                  term to expire 02-01-15
Tarrant County
 
Texas Department of Insurance
 
Michael S. Geeslin       Appointed 04-24-09 for a        Wentworth
Travis County            term to expire 02-01-11
 
The following nominees will not appear:
 
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
 
Walker Rankin Beard      Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Shapleigh
El Paso County           term to expire 01-31-11
 
Robert Del Davis         Appointed 11-24-08 for a        Davis
Tarrant County           term to expire 01-31-10
 
Luis F. De La Garza      Appointed 11-24-08 for a        Zaffirini
Webb County              term to expire 01-31-10
 
Danny R. Perkins         Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Ellis
Harris County            term to expire 01-31-11
 
James B. Ratliff         Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Carona
Dallas County            term to expire 01-31-11
 
Clinton P. Sayers        Appointed 11-24-08 for a        Watson
Travis County            term to expire 01-31-10
 
Bill F. Schneider        Appointed 10-07-08 for a        Watson
Travis County            term to expire 01-31-10
 
Donna Lee Walz           Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Duncan
Lubbock County           term to expire 01-31-11
 
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
 
Charles H. Anastos       Appointed 04-11-08 for a        Hinojosa
Nueces County            term to expire 01-31-13
 
Corbett Bearden          Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Wentworth
Travis County            term to expire 01-31-15
 
H. L. Bert Mijares       Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Shapleigh
El Paso County           term to expire 01-31-15
 
Brandon Pinson           Appointed 04-11-08 for a        Seliger
Midland County           term to expire 01-31-13
 
Diane Steinbrueck        Appointed 12-23-08 for a        Wentworth
Hays County              term to expire 01-31-13
 
Alfred Vidaurri          Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Estes
Parker County            term to expire 01-31-15
 
Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority
 
Linda W. Kinney          Appointed 01-09-08 for a        Wentworth
Hays County              term to expire 02-01-13
 
Kenneth R. Ross          Appointed 02-06-08 for a        Patrick
Harris County            term to expire 02-01-11
 
Mark H. Wilson           Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Averitt
Hill County              term to expire 02-01-15
 
Margaret Wright          Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Shapleigh
El Paso County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
 
Pamela Ruth Wilson       Appointed 04-23-09 for a        Watson
Akins                    term to expire 02-01-15
Travis County
 
Michael M. Hawkins       Appointed 12-23-08 for a        Watson
Travis County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Melbert Carl Hillert     Appointed 04-16-09 for a        Carona
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Sue Pope                 Appointed 11-20-08 for a        Nichols
Montgomery County        term to expire 02-01-13
 
Thomas E. Tenner         Appointed 04-16-09 for a        Duncan
Lubbock County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Ann Quinn Todd           Appointed 04-23-09 for a        Ellis
Harris County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Louis West               Appointed 11-20-08 for a        Ogden
Williamson County        term to expire 02-01-13
 
Clyde W. Yancy           Appointed 04-16-09 for a        West
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Crime Stoppers Advisory Council
 
William R. McDaniel      Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Nichols
Montgomery County        term to expire 09-01-09
 
State Board of Dental Examiners
 
Steven J. Austin         Appointed 06-20-08 for a        Seliger
Potter County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Mary Lynn Baty           Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Williams
Harris County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
William R. Birdwell      Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Ogden
Brazos County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Maxwell D. Finn          Appointed 06-20-08 for a        Carona
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Alicia Grant             Appointed 06-20-08 for a        Shapiro
Collin County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Whitney Hyde             Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Seliger
Midland County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Rodolfo G. Ramos         Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Patrick
Harris County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Jerry Romero             Appointed 08-26-08 for a        Shapleigh
El Paso County           term to expire 02-01-13
 
Arthur Troilo            Appointed 06-20-08 for a        Wentworth
Travis County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Texas Diabetes Council
 
Gene Fulton Bell         Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Duncan
Lubbock County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Neil A. Burrell          Appointed 10-18-07 for a        Williams
Jefferson County         term to expire 02-01-13
 
Timothy L. Cavitt        Appointed 10-18-07 for a        Patrick
Harris County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Victor Hugo Gonzalez     Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Hinojosa
Hidalgo County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
John W. Griffin          Appointed 10-18-07 for a        Hegar
Victoria County          term to expire 02-01-11
 
Arthur E. Hernandez      Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Hegar
Aransas County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Dora Rivas               Appointed 05-01-09 for a        West
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Curtis Triplitt          Appointed 10-18-07 for a        Van de Putte
Bexar County             term to expire 02-01-13
 
Melissa Ann Wilson       Appointed 10-18-07 for a        Hinojosa
Nueces County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Don E. Yarborough        Appointed 10-18-07 for a        Deuell
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-11
 
Finance Commission of Texas
 
Lori B. McCool           Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Wentworth
Kendall County           term to expire 02-01-14
 
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
 
Les Bunte                Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Ogden
Brazos County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Rhea Cooper              Appointed 12-02-08 for a        Duncan
Lubbock County           term to expire 02-01-13
 
Yusuf Elias Farran       Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Shapleigh
El Paso County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Carl Gene Giles          Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Eltife
Panola County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Joseph Anthony           Appointed 09-14-07 for a        Nelson
Gonzalez                 term to expire 02-01-13
Denton County
 
John W. Green            Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Jackson
Galveston County         term to expire 02-01-11
 
Micheal Leon Melton      Appointed 12-02-08 for a        Eltife
Upshur County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Arthur L. Pertile        Appointed 12-02-08 for a        Hegar
Fort Bend County         term to expire 02-01-13
 
Kimberly Shambley        Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Carona
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Steve C. Tull            Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Averitt
Bosque County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Upper Guadalupe River Authority
 
Michael L. Allen         Appointed 09-30-08 for a        Fraser
Kerr County              term to expire 02-01-13
 
Lester C. Ferguson       Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Fraser
Kerr County              term to expire 02-01-15
 
Claudell Kercheville     Appointed 09-30-08 for a        Fraser
Kerr County              term to expire 02-01-13
 
Stan R. Kubenka          Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Fraser
Kerr County              term to expire 02-01-15
 
Scott Schreiner Parker   Appointed 09-30-08 for a        Fraser
Kerr County              term to expire 02-01-13
 
Lucy Ortiz Wilke         Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Fraser
Kerr County              term to expire 02-01-15
 
State Commission on Judicial Conduct
 
Patti Hutton Johnson     Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Wentworth
Comal County             term to expire 11-19-11
 
Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
 
Frank Wingfield Bryan    Appointed 08-15-08 for a        Wentworth
Travis County            term to expire 01-31-13
 
Karen L. Gordon          Appointed 08-15-08 for a        Hegar
Calhoun County           term to expire 01-31-13
 
Kevin Lindsey            Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Hinojosa
Hidalgo County           term to expire 01-31-15
 
Rene Pena                Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Shapleigh
El Paso County           term to expire 01-31-15
 
Melinda A. Rodriguez     Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Uresti
Bexar County             term to expire 01-31-15
 
Shari C. Waldie          Appointed 08-15-08 for a        Fraser
Gillespie County         term to expire 01-31-13
 
Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority
 
Sarah Abraham            Appointed 06-30-08 for a        Huffman
Fort Bend County         term to expire 02-01-13
 
Elaine Anne Boatright    Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Hegar
Bastrop County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Burnis Brazil            Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Hegar
Fort Bend County         term to expire 02-01-15
 
S. Roxanne Carter        Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Seliger
Randall County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Randall R. Henderson     Appointed 06-30-08 for a        Watson
Travis County            term to expire        
 
Jeffrey R. LaBroski      Appointed 06-30-08 for a        Hegar
Fort Bend County         term to expire 02-01-13
 
Rigoberto Villarreal     Appointed 06-30-08 for a        Hinojosa
Hidalgo County           term to expire 02-01-13
 
Produce Recovery Fund Board
 
Doyle Newsom             Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Seliger
Yoakum County            term to expire 01-31-15
 
Ly H. Nguyen             Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Huffman
Fort Bend County         term to expire 01-31-15
 
Product Development and Small Business Incubator Board
 
Guy K. Diedrich          Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Watson
Travis County            term to expire 02-01-11
 
Dan Hanson               Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Carona
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Paul C. Maxwell          Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Shapleigh
El Paso County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Harvey Rosenblum         Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Shapiro
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Texas Council on Purchasing from People with Disabilities
 
Les Butler               Appointed 07-19-07 for a        Nelson
Tarrant County           term to expire 01-31-13
 
Kevin M. Jackson         Appointed 07-19-07 for a        Wentworth
Travis County            term to expire 01-31-13
 
Victor Kilman            Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Duncan
Lubbock County           term to expire 01-31-15
 
John W. Luna             Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Nelson
Tarrant County           term to expire 01-31-15
 
Wanda White Stovall      Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Davis
Tarrant County           term to expire 01-31-15
 
Office of Rural Community Affairs
 
Dora G. Alcala           Appointed 02-18-09 for a        Uresti
Val Verde County         term to expire 02-01-15
 
David Richey Alders      Appointed 03-21-08 for a        Nichols
Nacogdoches County       term to expire 02-01-13
 
Woody Anderson           Appointed 02-18-09 for a        Duncan
Mitchell County          term to expire 02-01-15
 
Evelyn Maxine Plaster    Appointed 03-07-08 for a        Ogden
Bobo                     term to expire 02-01-13
Grimes County
 
Charles Norman Butts     Appointed 03-07-08 for a        Fraser
Lampasas County          term to expire 02-01-13
 
Nina Remelle Marlow      Appointed 03-07-08 for a        Duncan
Farrar                   term to expire 02-01-11
Foard County
 
Charles W. Graham        Appointed 02-18-09 for a        Hegar
Bastrop County           term to expire 02-01-15
 
Wallace G. Klussmann     Appointed 03-07-08 for a        Fraser
Llano County             term to expire 02-01-13
 
Patrick Lee Wallace      Appointed 03-21-08 for a        Nichols
Henderson County         term to expire 02-01-11
 
Texas School Safety Center Board of Directors
 
Eric J. Cederstrom       Appointed 09-08-08 for a        Estes
Palo Pinto County        term to expire 02-01-10
 
Amy L. C. Clapper        Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Ogden
Williamson County        term to expire 02-01-11
 
Dawn DuBose              Appointed 09-08-08 for a        Huffman
Harris County            term to expire 02-01-10
 
Garry Edward Eoff        Appointed 09-08-08 for a        Fraser
Brown County             term to expire 02-01-10
 
Daniel Riley Griffith    Appointed 09-08-08 for a        Watson
Travis County            term to expire 02-01-10
 
Carl A. Montoya          Appointed 03-27-09 for a        Lucio
Cameron County           term to expire 02-01-11
 
James Richard Pendell    Appointed 03-27-09 for a        Uresti
El Paso County           term to expire 02-01-11
 
Ruben Gonzales Reyes     Appointed 03-27-09 for a        Duncan
Lubbock County           term to expire 02-01-11
 
Severita Sanchez         Appointed 03-27-09 for a        Zaffirini
Webb County              term to expire 02-01-11
 
Jane A. Wetzel           Appointed 09-08-08 for a        Carona
Dallas County            term to expire 02-01-10
 
Council on Sex Offender Treatment
 
Frederick Liles Arnold   Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Shapiro
Collin County            term to expire 02-01-15
 
Ronnie Ann Fanning       Appointed 06-30-08 for a        Averitt
Mclennan County          term to expire 02-01-11
 
Joseph Richard           Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Jackson
Gutheinz                 term to expire 02-01-15
Harris County
 
Alida S. Hernandez       Appointed 06-30-08 for a        Hinojosa
Hidalgo County           term to expire 02-01-13
 
Holly A. Miller          Appointed 05-01-09 for a        Williams
Montgomery County        term to expire 02-01-15
 
Dan Powers               Appointed 06-30-08 for a        Harris
Denton County            term to expire 02-01-13
 
Texas State Technical College System Board of Regents
 
Michael F. Northcutt     Appointed 02-06-08 for a        Eltife
Harrison County          term to expire 08-31-13
 
Eugene Seaman            Appointed 02-06-08 for a        Hinojosa
Nueces County            term to expire 08-31-13
 
Ellis Matthew Skinner    Appointed 04-27-09 for a        Fraser
Burnet County            term to expire 08-31-13