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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Owen Whitworth of Austin is retiring from the Texas |
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Department of Transportation on August 31, 2011, drawing to a close |
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a notable career with the agency that has spanned three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Idaho State University, Mr. Whitworth |
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is a certified public accountant and internal auditor; he joined |
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TxDOT in 1981, and three years later his skill and commitment to |
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excellence won him a promotion to the position of audit director, |
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which he has held ever since; under his leadership, the audit office |
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was named Employer of the Year by the Austin Chapter of the |
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Institute of Internal Auditors for 2007-2008 and 2009-2010; Mr. |
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Whitworth helped TxDOT develop a more efficient method of creating |
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motor vehicle inspection and license plate stickers that expedited |
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collection of more than $1 billion in registration revenue each |
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year, and in 2005, the agency accorded him one of its highest |
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honors, the Journey Toward Excellence Award; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has represented the state as |
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chair, vice chair, and secretary of the American Association of |
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State Highway and Transportation Officials' administrative |
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subcommittee on internal and external audit; in addition, he has |
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benefited his profession as a member of the Austin Chapter of the |
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Institute of Internal Auditors and the Southwest Intergovernmental |
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Audit Forum; from 1999 to 2011, he served on the board of the |
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Employees Retirement System of Texas, and he was chair from 2004 to |
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2005; moreover, Mr. Whitworth was a founding member of the State |
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Agency Internal Audit Forum and has chaired that group; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his exemplary public service, Owen |
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Whitworth has earned the lasting respect of his colleagues and the |
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appreciation of his fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on his outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Owen Whitworth on his retirement as |
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director of the Audit Office for the Texas Department of |
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Transportation and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in the next exciting chapter of his life; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Whitworth as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Strama |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2608 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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