H.R. No. 1192

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dr. Dianna Burns-Banks was recognized as one of San
	Antonio's Gracious Givers at the inaugural North Star Gives event
	on March 24, 2011; and
	WHEREAS, Sponsored by San Antonio Magazine and North Star
	Mall, North Star Gives acknowledged six women who have improved the
	quality of life in San Antonio and made donations to the charities
	of their choice; Dr. Burns-Banks selected the Davis-Scott Family
	YMCA as her charity; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Burns-Banks is a board-certified pediatrician
	with more than 20 years of experience in primary care; an owner and
	founder of South Texas Center for Pediatric Care, which operates
	five clinics in San Antonio's most underserved communities, she
	dedicates herself to educating her young patients and their parents
	about healthy lifestyle choices; moreover, she is a tireless
	advocate for accessible, high-quality physical and mental health
	care for all Texans; and
	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi, Dr.
	Burns-Banks graduated with honors from Xavier University of
	Louisiana and completed her medical school, internship, and
	pediatric residency at the University of Louisville; she also holds
	a master's degree in health care administration from Trinity
	University, which named her an Outstanding Executive Graduate
	Student; and
	WHEREAS, This dynamic physician worked in the emergency room
	at Santa Rosa Children's Hospital and became its first female
	African American chief of staff; in 1986, she joined with business
	partner Dr. Linda Holley to found the first South Texas Center for
	Pediatric Care clinic on San Antonio's East Side; she went on to
	become the second female head of the Bexar County Medical Society,
	the largest medical society in the Lone Star State and eighth
	largest in the nation; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her profession and her
	community, Dr. Burns-Banks is a fellow of the American Academy of
	Pediatrics and has served as chair of the Pediatric Advisory
	Committee, as associate medical director of Community First Health
	Plans, and as chair of the pediatrics departments of Baptist
	Medical Center and Methodist Metropolitan Hospital; she has served
	on the boards of numerous organizations, among them the NAACP,
	Respite Care of San Antonio, Girl Scouts of America, the March of
	Dimes, the State Advisory Board for Managed Medicaid, and the Texas
	Military Institute; and
	WHEREAS, The San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame inducted Dr.
	Burns-Banks in 2006, and the San Antonio Business Journal named her
	a Health Care Hero; in addition, she was chosen as Female
	Entrepreneur of the Year by the San Antonio Express-News in 1991,
	and she has received the Candace Award in Recognition of Exemplary
	Achievement in the Field of Health from the San Antonio Chapter of
	the National Coalition of 100 Black Women; the Kreager Law Firm,
	which supports the Bexar County Medical Society Foundation's
	scholarship program, established a scholarship in recognition of
	her service as a role model for students entering the health care
	profession; and
	WHEREAS, Through her work as a physician and civic leader,
	Dr. Burns-Banks has greatly benefited countless people, and her
	devotion to improving the health of young Texans is a source of
	great inspiration to others; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Dianna Burns-Banks on her
	selection as a Gracious Giver and extend to her sincere best wishes
	for continued success in her endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Dr. Burns-Banks as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	McClendon
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1192 was adopted by the House on April
	12, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House