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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Candace Bourland Hicks of Wolfforth is being |
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recognized with the Science Award by the YWCA of Lubbock at its |
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annual Women of Excellence awards ceremony on March 9, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Created in 1989, the Women of Excellence awards |
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honor individuals for their contributions as leaders and |
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volunteers, highlighting the vital roles that women play in civic |
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and professional endeavors in the Lubbock area; and |
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WHEREAS, An esteemed audiologist, Dr. Hicks is a professor |
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and the director of the Center for Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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Research at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; |
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throughout her distinguished tenure, she has demonstrated an |
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outstanding commitment not only to seeing her students succeed but |
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also to helping young people with hearing loss; and |
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WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence award, |
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Dr. Candace Hicks joins an elite group of women who have been |
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honored by the YWCA of Lubbock, and she is indeed a worthy role |
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model for this and future generations; 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. Candace Bourland Hicks on her |
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receipt of the 2017 Science Award from the YWCA of Lubbock and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Hicks as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |