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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kay K. Sanders, Director of the School of Nurse |
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Anesthesia at Texas Christian University, is the recipient of the |
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2019 Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award from the American |
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Association of Nurse Anesthetists; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1980, the award recognizes certified |
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registered nurse anesthetists who further the art and science of |
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anesthesiology through the advancement of educational standards, |
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thereby resulting in high-quality patient care; and |
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WHEREAS, The founding director of TCU's nurse anesthesia |
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program, Dr. Sanders is retiring on May 31, 2019, following a |
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distinguished career that has spanned more than three decades; |
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overseeing the department's curriculum since 1988, she developed a |
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new anesthesia program for the university in 2003; she is the |
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longest-serving director of a program of this kind in Texas and has |
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been responsible for the training of more nurse anesthetists than |
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anyone else in state history; and |
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WHEREAS, Heralded as a consummate advocate who tirelessly |
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works to improve patient safety, Dr. Sanders is a past president of |
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the Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists and continues to |
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support the entity in various capacities; moreover, she has held |
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leadership roles with the American Association of Nurse |
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Anesthetists, and she served as board president of the Council on |
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Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence demonstrated by Dr. Kay Sanders have greatly benefited |
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the medical community and her fellow citizens, and she is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kay K. Sanders on her receipt |
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of the 2019 Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award and on her |
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retirement and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Sanders as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |