H.C.R. No. 145
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Christina Esperat has been honored by the YWCA of
Lubbock with a Women of Excellence Award for her remarkable
achievements in the field of medicine, and her selection for this
tribute is most fitting; and
WHEREAS, The Women of Excellence Award was created in 1989 to
emphasize the vital roles that women play in both the civic and
professional worlds, honoring women for their achievements and for
their contributions to the community as leaders and volunteers; and
WHEREAS, Vision, innovation, and partnership building are
personal attributes that Dr. Christina Esperat has used to help
transform education for Texas Tech University nursing students and
bring quality health care to all segments of the population; and
WHEREAS, Born in the Philippines, Dr. Esperat earned
bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing at Silliman University,
where she served as assistant professor before moving to the United
States in 1973; she completed her Ph.D. at The University of Texas
in 1990; and
WHEREAS, Since 2001, Dr. Esperat has been a professor and
associate dean for research and practice for the Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center Anita Thigpen Perry School of
Nursing, where she has established partnerships with other
educational disciplines, entities, and businesses to create a more
successful and productive model of learning and serving; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Esperat was instrumental in earning a Federally
Qualified Health Center Look-Alike designation for the Larry
Combest Community Health and Wellness Center (LCCHWC); based in
East Lubbock and operated by the School of Nursing, the LCCHWC
delivers primary care through nurse practitioners to an
economically depressed community that is more than 60 percent
minority; recognizing specific needs in the population, Dr. Esperat
also organized the Diabetes Education Center and Senior House Calls
programs that operate out of the center; and
WHEREAS, Area residents have benefited greatly from Dr.
Esperat's commitment to bringing affordable and accessible medical
services to Lubbock; she has secured more than $10 million for the
LCCHWC and for grants to fund research by the School of Nursing on
childhood obesity and to implement two community-based projects:
the Patient Navigator Program, designed to deliver preventive
health education through community health workers, and the Nurse
Family Partnership for underserved women who are pregnant for the
first time; and
WHEREAS, A staunch advocate for improved health care access,
Dr. Esperat helped to create the East Lubbock Coalition for
Community Health Improvement, a partnership between Copper
Rawlings Community and Senior Center, Harwell Elementary School,
and the LCCHWC; and
WHEREAS, This notable Texan has also shared her talent and
organizational skill to better her profession and support health
care initiatives; in addition to her work as chair of the board of
directors for the National Nursing Centers Consortium, she has been
a member of advisory boards for the South Plains March of Dimes, the
Triangle AIDS Network in Beaumont, the Center for Rural Health
Initiatives in Austin, and the Coastal Area Health Education Center
in La Marque; and
WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award,
Christina Esperat joins an elite group of women who have been
honored by the YWCA of Lubbock; distinguished by her intelligence,
determination, and talent, she is indeed a worthy role model for
this and future generations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby congratulate Christina Esperat on receiving a 2009 Women of
Excellence Award from the YWCA of Lubbock and extend to her sincere
best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Esperat as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
Isett
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 145 was adopted by the House on
April 9, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 145 was adopted by the Senate on May
18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor