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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 636
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Leora Kemp, who is retiring after more than a decade of |
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outstanding service as librarian at the University of North Texas |
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at Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Leora Kemp first worked for the University of |
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North Texas at the Willis Library while earning her master's |
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degree in library science at the university in Denton; she worked |
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at the Texas State Technical Institute Library in Waco and then |
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with the Dallas Public Library for almost 12 years before |
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assuming her post at the newly formed University of North Texas |
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System Center at Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Talented and inventive, she instituted an |
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aggressive program of library instruction that focuses on making |
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students and faculty aware of the wide array of electronic |
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resources available to them; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her career, she has been noted for her |
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superior skill, her expertise, and her enthusiasm for outreach; |
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she has continually shown a willingness to establish |
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relationships with people to help them solve their library and |
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reference needs on a personal level; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary educator and public servant, she is |
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respected and admired by her colleagues, and her presence at the |
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University of North Texas Dallas will be greatly missed; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Leora Kemp on her exceptional |
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service to the people of Texas as librarian at the University of |
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North Texas at Dallas and extend to her best wishes for the |
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retirement years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 28, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |