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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her distinguished career in |
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broadcasting, Mary "Mike" Hatcher was inducted into the Texas Radio |
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Hall of Fame on November 3, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hatcher has been employed at Bryan Broadcasting |
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since earning her degree in journalism and radio-television-film |
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from Sam Houston State University in 1977; first hired as a morning |
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show cohost, she now works for the firm as a senior account |
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executive; she has further benefited the industry by serving as |
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chair of the board of directors for the Texas Association of |
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Broadcasters in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her longtime civic involvement, |
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Ms. Hatcher is a board member of the Bryan/College Station Chamber |
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of Commerce, and she has also actively supported Texas A&M |
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University's Memorial Student Center Opera and Performing Arts |
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Society; she is a lifetime member of the Brazos County Crime |
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Stoppers board of directors and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, |
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as well as a member of numerous other charities and institutions in |
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Bryan and College Station; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hatcher has been recognized as a "You're the |
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Tops" honoree by the Prenatal Clinic, and she was a finalist for the |
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Woman to Watch Award presented by the Bryan-College Station |
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Business & Professional Women's Club; moreover, she was named a |
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2001 Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community and her profession, Mary |
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Mike Hatcher has garnered the lasting respect and admiration of her |
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fellow Texans, and she may indeed reflect with pride on receiving |
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this well-deserved tribute to her achievements; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Mike Hatcher on her induction |
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into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2018 and extend to her sincere |
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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. Hatcher as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |