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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alice Aanstoos of Missouri City retired from AT&T on |
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March 31, 2015, after 34 years of outstanding service, and this |
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event provides a welcome opportunity to take note of the |
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achievements of this esteemed professional; and |
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WHEREAS, In her role as regional vice president of external |
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affairs for AT&T, Ms. Aanstoos was responsible for directing |
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community activities, state and local lobbying efforts, and |
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charitable contributions in Houston and South Texas; over the |
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course of her career, she managed every aspect of public affairs, |
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and she has held leadership positions with the company in Missouri, |
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Kansas, and Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Aanstoos has also been involved with numerous |
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worthy community organizations; she currently serves as the chair |
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of the board of the Greater Houston American Red Cross, and she is a |
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member of the University of Houston Hobby Center for Public Policy |
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Advisory Board, among others; and |
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WHEREAS, For her myriad efforts to better her region, |
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Ms. Aanstoos has been recognized with a number of volunteer awards, |
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and she has been nationally honored with the Distinguished |
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Leadership Award from the Community Leadership Association; in |
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2006, she was named one of Leadership Houston's 25 most |
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distinguished graduates; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree in journalism from |
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The University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Aanstoos went on to graduate |
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from the University of Houston's Center for Executive Development |
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program in the School of Business; additionally, she is an American |
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Leadership Forum Senior Fellow and an alumna of the FBI Citizens |
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Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Alice Aanstoos has greatly benefited the |
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citizens of Houston and the surrounding area, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on a career well spent as she embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of her life; 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 Alice Aanstoos on her retirement |
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from AT&T and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Aanstoos as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Reynolds |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1936 was adopted by the House on May |
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7, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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