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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ruth Altshuler of Dallas has been selected as the |
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recipient of the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts Standing Ovation Award |
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from the Texas Cultural Trust; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Medal of Arts program pays tribute to |
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individual Texas artists who have made important contributions in |
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their respective disciplines, and it also honors educational |
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institutions, businesses, patrons, and organizers that have |
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furthered artistic expression through their generous support; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Dallas and a graduate of Southern |
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Methodist University, Mrs. Altshuler has distinguished herself as |
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a respected community leader who has benefited many worthwhile |
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initiatives and organizations in the Metroplex; she has been a |
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member of the SMU board of trustees since 1968 and is the first |
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woman to chair that body; in addition, she has served as honorary |
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chair of Dallas Summer Musicals and the Dallas Children's Advocacy |
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Center, as vice president of the advisory board of the local |
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Salvation Army, as vice chair of the Southwestern Medical |
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Foundation, and as a trustee for the Zale Lipshy University |
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Hospital, to name but a few of her contributions; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Altshuler's dedicated efforts have extended |
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far beyond the Dallas-Fort Worth area as well; she has chaired the |
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Communities Foundation of Texas, and she was appointed to the |
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Library of Congress Trust Fund Board by President George W. Bush and |
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to the U.S. National Commission for the United Nations Educational, |
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Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by Secretary of State |
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Colin Powell; selected as a trustee of the Laura Bush Foundation for |
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America's Libraries by the former first lady, she raised more than |
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$7 million in behalf of the organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Altshuler's exemplary work has |
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been recognized with a long list of honors, including the Alexis de |
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Tocqueville Society Award from the United Way, the Distinguished |
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Service Award from the Association of Governing Boards of |
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Universities and Colleges, the Order of Distinguished Auxiliary |
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Service from the Salvation Army, and the Woodrow Wilson Award for |
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Public Service from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for |
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Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution; moreover, she was inducted |
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into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1987 and was named the 1999 |
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Outstanding Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising |
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Professionals; and |
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WHEREAS, Tireless in her drive to make her community, state, |
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and nation an even better place in which to live, Ruth Altshuler has |
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set an inspiring example of civic engagement, and she is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ruth Altshuler on her receipt of |
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the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts Standing Ovation Award from the Texas |
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Cultural Trust and commend her for her many good works; and, be it |
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further |
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ESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Altshuler as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Meyer |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Herrero |
Phelan |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Howard |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Riddle |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rinaldi |
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| Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Burns |
Keough |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Button |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Canales |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schaefer |
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| Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spitzer |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Springer |
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| Deshotel |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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| Dutton |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Elkins |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Faircloth |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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| Fallon |
Menéndez |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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| Frullo |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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| Galindo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 595 was adopted by the House on February |
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25, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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