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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Denton Chamber of Commerce presented Dr. Bettye |
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Myers with its 2013 Otis L. Fowler Award, the organization's most |
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prestigious honor; and |
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WHEREAS, A kinesiology professor at Texas Woman's |
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University, Dr. Myers has shared her time and talents with many |
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Denton institutions; she served on the board of the Denton public |
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school system from 1985 to 1991, including four years as board |
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president, and she helped to organize the Flow Health Care |
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Foundation annual banquets for more than a decade and a half; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Myers was recognized in 2011 with the Texas |
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Woman's University Distinguished Alumni Award, and the United Way |
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of Denton County recently paid tribute to her with the inaugural Dr. |
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Bettye Myers Humanitarian Award; moreover, the Denton Independent |
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School District named its new middle school campus in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, The strength of our communities depends on |
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individuals like Dr. Bettye Myers, whose tireless work in behalf of |
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area organizations has contributed immeasurably to the quality of |
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life in Denton; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Bettye Myers on her receipt of |
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the Otis L. Fowler Award from the Denton Chamber of Commerce and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Myers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |