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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 327
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WHEREAS, Louise Appleman is retiring as president of the |
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Tarrant County College board of trustees in May 2019, drawing to a |
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close three decades of exemplary service to that institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Appleman was first elected to the TCC board in |
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1988, and she has played a leading role in the growth of the |
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school; during her tenure, the college has seen the development |
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of new programs, the opening of several new campuses, and an |
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increase in enrollment to 100,000 students a year; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Corpus Christi, Ms. Appleman earned a |
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nursing degree from Texas Woman's University in 1962; she has |
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worked as an emergency room nurse in Parkland Hospital and served |
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as director of in-service education at Baylor All Saints |
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Hospital; today she runs Appleman and Associates, a relocation |
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business that assists area employers with the resettlement of |
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newly hired personnel and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Appleman has also been a valued member of the |
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boards of the Tarrant County College Foundation, Workforce |
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Solutions, Scenic Fort Worth, Scenic Texas, the United Way |
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Women's Leadership Council, and Streams and Valleys, Inc.; she |
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has served as president of the Junior League of Fort Worth and the |
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Beth-El Congregation, director of the Fort Worth Chamber of |
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Commerce, chair of the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant |
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County, cofounder and co-chair of the Women's Foundation of North |
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Texas, and founding board chair of the North Texas Community |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of many awards and honors, |
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Ms. Appleman has been named First Lady of Fort Worth by the |
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Altrusa Club, a Distinguished Alumna of Texas Woman's |
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University, and an Outstanding Volunteer by the Fort Worth |
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chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals; she has |
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also received a Legacy of Women Award from SafeHaven of Tarrant |
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County; in all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of |
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her husband, Gordon Appleman; and |
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WHEREAS, Louise Appleman's dedication, hard work, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the mission of |
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Tarrant County College and earned the respect and admiration of |
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the college's faculty, staff, and students, and she may indeed |
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reflect with pride on her many outstanding achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Louise Appleman on the occasion of her |
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retirement as president of the Tarrant County College board of |
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trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Appleman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Powell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 7, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |