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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Community advocate and entrepreneur Amy Wallace |
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Cowan is receiving a 40 Under 40 Award from the Dallas Business |
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Journal on May 18, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Dallas Business Journal celebrates |
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the achievements of 40 young professionals and community leaders in |
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North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A community relations and marketing specialist, Amy |
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Cowan began her career as the catering and conference manager for a |
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hotel and later served as director of fund-raising for the |
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Democratic Party of Arkansas; after moving to Dallas, she |
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established Cowan Roberts LLP, a public relations and fund-raising |
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firm, with Jason Roberts, and she serves the company as outreach |
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director; she is also a co-owner of the Oddfellows diner in the |
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Bishop Arts District; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic woman has served on the Preservation |
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Dallas Board and the board of the Dallas Convention and Visitors |
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Bureau; dedicated to the historic Oak Cliff community, she helped |
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to revitalize the Bishop Arts District, co-founded Go Oak Cliff, |
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served on the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce board, and initiated |
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events such as the annual Mardi Gras Oak Cliff festival and the |
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inaugural Better Block Project; in addition, she has been a member |
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of the Rosemont Early Childhood PTA; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Cowan enjoys the love and |
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support of her husband, Eric, and her daughters, Aubrey Cate, |
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Colette, and Laurel; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas communities benefit immeasurably from the |
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dedication of committed individuals like Amy Cowan, whose civic |
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engagement and entrepreneurship truly merit special recognition; |
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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 Amy Wallace Cowan on her receipt of |
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a 2017 40 Under 40 Award from the Dallas Business Journal and extend |
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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 Ms. Cowan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |