|
|
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 628
|
|
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
|
recognize Dian Graves Owen Stai, who was inducted in 2016 into |
|
the Texas Business Hall of Fame; and |
|
WHEREAS, Dian Stai has been a trailblazer over the course of |
|
her distinguished career as a businesswoman; she was the first |
|
chair of the Texas Department of Commerce, the first woman to chair |
|
the Abilene Chamber of Commerce, and the cofounder and first board |
|
chair of Owen Healthcare, Incorporated, one of the premier |
|
hospital pharmacy management companies in the country; and |
|
WHEREAS, Under her exemplary leadership, Owen Healthcare |
|
grew from a company valued at approximately $1 million in 1976 to |
|
a company worth $500 million at the time of its 1997 merger with |
|
Cardinal Health, Incorporated; it had expanded its range of |
|
operations from pharmacy management to include materials |
|
management, home infusion services, automated medication |
|
dispensing systems, and other health care services; and |
|
WHEREAS, After selling the company, she dedicated herself |
|
to addressing social concerns and established the Dian Graves |
|
Owen Foundation, a philanthropic organization that has |
|
distributed more than $85 million to various institutions and |
|
worthy projects; her many accolades include being named the 1992 |
|
Houston Regional Entrepreneur of the Year by the Women's Support |
|
Business Network and receiving national recognition on multiple |
|
occasions as one of the top 25 businesswomen in America by |
|
Working Woman and Savvy magazines; she was a 1996 inductee into |
|
the Texas Women's Hall of Fame; and |
|
WHEREAS, She has served on the boards of such organizations |
|
as the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, the United Way of |
|
Abilene, Saint John's Episcopal School, and the Texas Chamber of |
|
Commerce, and it is truly fitting that she receive special |
|
recognition; now, therefore, be it |
|
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
|
Legislature, hereby commend Dian Graves Owen Stai on her |
|
outstanding achievements and extend congratulations to her on her |
|
induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame; and, be it further |
|
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
|
her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
|
|
Buckingham |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
President of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
I hereby certify that the |
|
|
above Resolution was adopted by |
|
|
the Senate on April 18, 2017. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
Secretary of the Senate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
________________________________ |
|
|
Member, Texas Senate |