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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kitty Harris Wilkes was recognized with a 2011 |
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Woman of Excellence award from the YWCA of Lubbock for her |
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achievements in the field of education; and |
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WHEREAS, An annual project that has honored 185 individuals |
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since 1989, the YWCA Women of Excellence awards are given to women |
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leaders whose contributions to business, industry, and area |
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associations are crucial to the success of those organizations and |
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the Lubbock community; the awards program is in keeping with the |
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YWCA's goal to empower women and their families and to establish |
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strong role models for the next generation of South Plains women; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kitty Harris Wilkes is a preeminent advocate for |
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students; the George C. Miller Family Regents professor at Texas |
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Tech University and associate dean for outreach and engagement in |
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the College of Human Sciences, she is also director of the Center |
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for the Study of Addiction and Recovery; she oversees a scholarship |
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endowment and range of services designated specifically for |
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students recovering from substance abuse and eating disorders, and |
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her program has been a model for colleges and universities around |
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the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Harris Wilkes is also a director of the Center |
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for Prevention and Resiliency and supervises three projects through |
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the center: a civility, ethics, and leadership program for middle |
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school students, an initiative to fight childhood obesity, and |
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Supportive Adolescent Services, a Lubbock Independent School |
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District effort that helps adolescents develop important life |
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skills; in addition, she has served as a consultant on substance |
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abuse programming with the Lubbock ISD since the early 1980s; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable Texan is a fellow with the U.S. |
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Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug |
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Abuse, and Violence Prevention and a member of the Laura Bush |
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Women's Initiative advisory council at the George W. Bush |
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Institute; she was instrumental in establishing Lubbock ISD's |
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Margaret Talkington School for Young Women Leaders and is a |
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director of the J. T. and Margaret Talkington Charitable Foundation |
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and the Lubbock National Bank; in recognition of her many |
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public-spirited efforts, she has received the America Honors |
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Recovery and Counselor of the Year awards from the Texas |
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Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, and the Lubbock |
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ISD named a substance abuse and violence prevention award for her; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Harris Wilkes earned her doctorate in human |
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development and family studies from Texas Tech and her master's and |
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bachelor's degrees from the University of North Texas; in all of her |
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endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, Morris |
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Wilkes; and |
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WHEREAS, Inspiring others with her notable accomplishments, |
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Dr. Kitty Harris Wilkes stands at the forefront of those |
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individuals who are making a positive difference in their |
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communities, and she is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Dr. Kitty Harris Wilkes on her selection as a |
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2011 YWCA of Lubbock Woman of Excellence and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and 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. Harris Wilkes as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |