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1	1	H.R. No. 1159
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Yolanda Garcia Olivarez of Corpus Christi is
6	6	receiving a 2009 Sor Juana Women of Achievement award from the
7	7	National Museum of Mexican Art, the largest Latino arts institution
8	8	in the country; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The Sor Juana Women of Achievement awards were
10	10	established by the NMMA in 1998 to recognize women of Mexican
11	11	descent who have contributed to their communities through the arts,
12	12	academia, volunteer work, or civic or professional leadership; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Ms. Olivarez, a senior vice president of Wells Fargo
14	14	Bank, has distinguished herself as both a finance professional and
15	15	a community leader; before joining Wells Fargo in 1995, she built
16	16	her career in commercial banking with such companies as MBank,
17	17	Corpus Christi National Bank, and NationsBank; and
18	18	WHEREAS, In 2001, Ms. Olivarez became the first woman and
19	19	first Hispanic elected as chair of the Port of Corpus Christi
20	20	Authority; she was first appointed to the port commission in 1997
21	21	and served until January 2009; during her tenure, the port
22	22	experienced dramatic commercial diversification, and she played a
23	23	key role in the establishment of the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation
24	24	and in numerous other important initiatives, among them the
25	25	construction of a loop rail track around the bulk terminal, of the
26	26	Congressman Solomon Ortiz International Center, and of the Gulf
27	27	Compress La Quinta Division, facilitation of the federal assumption
28	28	of the Rincon Canal and the sale of land to the City of Corpus
29	29	Christi for Whataburger Field and the development of adjacent
30	30	property for public parking, and development of master plans for
31	31	the waterfront in the Inner Harbor and port properties on Harbor
32	32	Island and La Quinta; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Moreover, Ms. Olivarez was instrumental in the
34	34	development of the Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor, the
35	35	cold storage warehouse, and the La Quinta Trade Gateway Project, in
36	36	the leasing of the Corpus Christi Public Elevator to Archer Daniels
37	37	Midland Company, in obtaining federal designation as a strategic
38	38	military port, in creating the port's police department, in
39	39	commencing trade with Cuba, and in the planning and permitting for
40	40	port channel improvement projects; and
41	41	WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has given generously of her time
42	42	and talents to myriad civic and community organizations through the
43	43	years; since 1995, she has served as treasurer of the Corpus Christi
44	44	Community Development Corporation, which she helped create; the
45	45	organization has built more than 130 homes for first-time buyers
46	46	using community block grant funds; Ms. Olivarez has served as a
47	47	member of the board of the Del Mar College Foundation, and she
48	48	served as chair of the Corpus Christi American Heart Association
49	49	for more than three years; the recipient of numerous accolades, she
50	50	was inducted into the Del Mar College Wall of Honor in 2005 and has
51	51	been named Businesswoman of the Year by the Young Women's Christian
52	52	Association, the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, and several
53	53	other organizations; and
54	54	WHEREAS, Through her dedication to her community and her
55	55	professional accomplishments, Yolanda Olivarez has demonstrated a
56	56	commitment to excellence and has served as an inspiring role model
57	57	for many; now, therefore, be it
58	58	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
59	59	Legislature hereby congratulate Yolanda Garcia Olivarez on
60	60	receiving a 2009 Sor Juana Women of Achievement award from the
61	61	National Museum of Mexican Art and extend to her best wishes for
62	62	continued success; and, be it further
63	63	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
64	64	prepared for Ms. Olivarez as an expression of high regard by the
65	65	Texas House of Representatives.
66	66	Herrero
67	67	______________________________
68	68	Speaker of the House
69	69	I certify that H.R. No. 1159 was adopted by the House on April
70	70	23, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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72	72	Chief Clerk of the House