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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kamlesh Varma was recognized with a 2011 Woman |
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of Excellence award from the YWCA of Lubbock for her achievements in |
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the field of science and medicine; 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, Known by many as the "Mother Teresa of Lubbock," Dr. |
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Kamlesh Varma has been caring for women for more than 36 years and |
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has delivered more than 6,000 babies over the course of her career; |
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she has operated a solo practice in obstetrics and gynecology for |
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nearly two decades, focused on ensuring that all women have access |
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to prenatal care regardless of their ability to pay, and she accepts |
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many mothers as patients late in their pregnancies when other |
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doctors do not; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Varma also serves as an administrator at the |
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Community Health Center of Lubbock and is a clinical faculty member |
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at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of |
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Medicine, and she is a member of the University Medical Center board |
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and its Caduceus Society; she has further distinguished herself as |
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a mentor to hundreds of resident physicians and nursing students; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This remarkable trailblazer is a native of India and |
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left her family's farm to pursue her education at a time when women |
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were often discouraged from doing so by cultural norms; she |
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graduated as one of only two women from King George Medical College |
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in India and came to Boston in 1967, working in reproductive |
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endocrinology while juggling motherhood and adjusting to a new |
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culture; she moved to Lubbock in 1974 and has taught obstetrics and |
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gynecology and worked for Texas Tech University's student health |
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services; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Dr. Varma enjoys the love |
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and support of her husband, Dr. Surendra Varma, and they are the |
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proud parents of two children, Dr. Ritu Varma Dixon and Rishi Varma, |
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J.D., and the grandparents of five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Inspiring others with her notable accomplishments, |
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Dr. Kamlesh Varma stands at the forefront of those individuals who |
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are making a positive difference in their communities, and she is |
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indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; 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. Kamlesh Varma on her selection as a 2011 |
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YWCA of Lubbock Woman of Excellence and extend to her sincere best |
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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. Varma as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 107 was adopted by the House on |
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April 21, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 107 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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3, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |