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1	1	H.C.R. No. 142
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Cathy Pope has been honored by the YWCA of Lubbock
6	6	with a Women of Excellence Award for her remarkable achievements in
7	7	the field of government and human services, and her selection for
8	8	this tribute is most fitting; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The Women of Excellence Award was created in 1989 to
10	10	emphasize the vital roles that women play in both the civic and
11	11	professional worlds, honoring women for their achievements and for
12	12	their contributions to the community as leaders and volunteers; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Cathy Pope's education, training, career, and
14	14	passion have been directed toward supporting people with
15	15	disabilities and reducing harmful misconceptions of mental
16	16	illness, mental retardation, and chemical dependency; today, she
17	17	has an outstanding record of success in advancing the cause of
18	18	mental health as executive director of the Lubbock Regional Mental
19	19	Health Mental Retardation Center (MHMR); and
20	20	WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University, Mrs. Pope
21	21	earned a bachelor's degree in government in 1972 and a master's
22	22	degree in sociology in 1977; also a licensed master social worker
23	23	and chemical dependency counselor, she has opened two halfway
24	24	houses and assumed operational responsibility for a third, created
25	25	the first 24-hour crisis mobile team in the state, established the
26	26	first outpatient day program for people with mental illness, and
27	27	implemented the Mental Retardation Local Authority Program; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Named to the executive director position in 2008,
29	29	Mrs. Pope is responsible for a $25 million organization with more
30	30	than 400 people providing services to over 6,000 Lubbock-area
31	31	residents; in addition to securing funding for a facility to house
32	32	the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, she oversees the
33	33	administration of local AIDS programs and the Community Youth
34	34	Development Grant; and
35	35	WHEREAS, During her notable 30-year career, Mrs. Pope has
36	36	served MHMR as Community Support Services director, director of the
37	37	Mental Health Program, deputy director for Mental Health and
38	38	Substance Abuse Services, and deputy director for Network
39	39	Management; she also designed and managed construction of Sunrise
40	40	Canyon Hospital and created MHMR's network management division; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Active in many state and local cooperative
42	42	initiatives, Mrs. Pope was an original member of the Texas
43	43	Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Commissioner's
44	44	Case Management Task Force and a founding member of the local
45	45	chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and has worked
46	46	with the Department of State Health Services on the Resiliency and
47	47	Disease Management Service Delivery System; and
48	48	WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award,
49	49	Cathy Pope joins an elite group of women who have been honored by
50	50	the YWCA of Lubbock; distinguished by her intelligence,
51	51	determination, and talent, she is indeed a worthy role model for
52	52	this and future generations; now, therefore, be it
53	53	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
54	54	hereby congratulate Cathy Pope on receiving a 2009 Women of
55	55	Excellence Award from the YWCA of Lubbock and extend to her sincere
56	56	best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
57	57	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
58	58	prepared for Mrs. Pope as an expression of high regard by the Texas
59	59	House of Representatives and Senate.
60	60	Isett
61	61	______________________________ ______________________________
62	62	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
63	63	I certify that H.C.R. No. 142 was adopted by the House on
64	64	April 9, 2009, by a non-record vote.
65	65	______________________________
66	66	Chief Clerk of the House
67	67	I certify that H.C.R. No. 142 was adopted by the Senate on May
68	68	18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
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70	70	Secretary of the Senate
71	71	APPROVED: __________________
72	72	Date
73	73	__________________
74	74	Governor