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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford is being honored with a Y |
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Women in Careers Award by the YWCA in Corpus Christi on March 1, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi YWCA has been recognizing |
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accomplished women in the community through this awards program |
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since 1979; those chosen for the distinction have achieved a |
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notable degree of success in their respective fields, and as women |
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who demonstrate integrity, a willingness to take on new challenges, |
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and a commitment to excellence, they serve as outstanding role |
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models for young girls, whose empowerment is a crucial part of the |
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YWCA mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sanford has enjoyed a distinguished 12-year |
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career in higher education as both a professor and an |
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administrator; she is an eminent scholar in the areas of women in |
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leadership, privilege and marginalization, and activism, and she |
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currently works as associate vice president for academic affairs at |
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Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi; a graduate of the HERS |
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Institute, she serves on the board of Texas Women in Higher |
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Education and has been recognized as a Corpus Christi Under 40 |
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honoree and an Outstanding Islander; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the skill and determination she brings to |
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all her efforts, Amy Aldridge Sanford has earned the esteem of her |
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peers and made contributions to her community that will resonate |
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far into the future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford on |
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receiving a 2017 Y Women in Careers Award from the YWCA of Corpus |
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Christi 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 Dr. Sanford as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 464 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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