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1	1	H.C.R. No. 147
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Melinda Corwin has been honored by the YWCA of
6	6	Lubbock with a Women of Excellence Award for her remarkable
7	7	achievements in the field of science, and her selection for this
8	8	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, A clinician, educator, and assistant professor in
14	14	the Texas Tech University Department of Speech, Language, and
15	15	Hearing Sciences, Dr. Corwin has based her career on two core
16	16	tenets: the value of community and the human need to communicate;
17	17	and
18	18	WHEREAS, Earning bachelor's and master's degrees from Texas
19	19	Tech in speech and hearing sciences, Dr. Corwin worked at Methodist
20	20	Hospital in Lubbock as a speech-language pathologist for five years
21	21	before joining the university faculty; and
22	22	WHEREAS, In 1998, she established the Stroke
23	23	Recovery/Aphasia Group Therapy Program in an effort to improve the
24	24	communicative abilities of aphasia and dementia patients; recently
25	25	featured as an Aphasia Group of the Month in the National Aphasia
26	26	Association's December 2008 newsletter, this important program
27	27	provides speech-language therapy in a small-group setting to help
28	28	members regain communication skills and reenter their communities
29	29	and is often the sole source of socialization for its members; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Voted Outstanding Clinical Supervisor on three
31	31	occasions by her students, Dr. Corwin has earned either Teacher of
32	32	the Year or the Excellence in Teaching award 10 times; she serves as
33	33	the faculty sponsor for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences
34	34	Center chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing
35	35	Association and is a frequent appointee to committees within her
36	36	department and for the School of Allied Health Sciences; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Dr. Corwin has shared her knowledge statewide,
38	38	nationally, and internationally on such topics as communication,
39	39	adult neurogenic and swallowing disorders, enhancing communication
40	40	with dementia and aphasia patients, the impact of attention deficit
41	41	hyperactivity disorder on individuals and families, and the
42	42	benefits of service learning projects; and
43	43	WHEREAS, Extending her reach to broader audiences, Dr. Corwin
44	44	has written numerous articles that have been published in books and
45	45	peer-reviewed journals; she has also chaired the Publications Board
46	46	of the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, served as a
47	47	member of the Legislative Network and task forces, and twice sat on
48	48	the Convention Program Committee for the American
49	49	Speech-Language-Hearing Association; and
50	50	WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award,
51	51	Melinda Corwin joins an elite group of women who have been honored
52	52	by the YWCA of Lubbock; distinguished by her intelligence,
53	53	determination, and talent, she is indeed a worthy role model for
54	54	this and future generations; now, therefore, be it
55	55	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
56	56	hereby congratulate Melinda Corwin on receiving a 2009 Women of
57	57	Excellence Award from the YWCA of Lubbock and extend to her sincere
58	58	best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
59	59	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
60	60	prepared for Dr. Corwin as an expression of high regard by the Texas
61	61	House of Representatives and Senate.
62	62	Isett
63	63	______________________________ ______________________________
64	64	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
65	65	I certify that H.C.R. No. 147 was adopted by the House on
66	66	April 9, 2009, by a non-record vote.
67	67	______________________________
68	68	Chief Clerk of the House
69	69	I certify that H.C.R. No. 147 was adopted by the Senate on May
70	70	18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
71	71	______________________________
72	72	Secretary of the Senate
73	73	APPROVED: __________________
74	74	Date
75	75	__________________
76	76	Governor