| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 154 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Lynn Whitten was named Woman of the Year by |
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| 6 | 6 | | Executive Women in Texas Government at the organization's annual |
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| 7 | 7 | | conference on November 24, 2008; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The eldest of four children, Lynn Whitten was born |
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| 9 | 9 | | in San Antonio and spent her youth in Dallas and in Austin; she |
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| 10 | 10 | | graduated from Austin High School and performed with Ballet Austin |
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| 11 | 11 | | before earning a bachelor's degree in history and a certificate in |
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| 12 | 12 | | social work from The University of Texas at Austin; she later worked |
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| 13 | 13 | | as an assistant sergeant-at-arms for the Texas House of |
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| 14 | 14 | | Representatives and served as a deputy constable for Travis County |
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| 15 | 15 | | from 1977 to 1981; in addition, she volunteered for voter |
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| 16 | 16 | | registration drives and political campaigns, and she worked for Ann |
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| 17 | 17 | | Richards during the future governor's tenure as Travis County |
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| 18 | 18 | | commissioner in the early 1980s; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, In 1983, Ms. Whitten earned a master's degree from |
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| 20 | 20 | | the L.B.J. School of Public Affairs at U.T.; her career in state |
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| 21 | 21 | | government began when she took a position as a systems analyst for |
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| 22 | 22 | | the Railroad Commission; she went on to serve the State Treasury and |
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| 23 | 23 | | the Comptroller of Public Accounts and held a variety of positions |
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| 24 | 24 | | with those agencies, including executive administrator, business |
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| 25 | 25 | | manager, quality assurance specialist, and contingency planning |
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| 26 | 26 | | coordinator; she is currently employed by the Department of |
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| 27 | 27 | | Information Resources, Technical Center Operations Division, as a |
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| 28 | 28 | | service representative on the Data Center Services consolidation |
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| 29 | 29 | | project; over the course of her years in state government, she has |
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| 30 | 30 | | developed significant expertise in the areas of large-scale project |
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| 31 | 31 | | management and process improvement; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Despite her busy professional life, Ms. Whitten has |
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| 33 | 33 | | found time to devote to her community; in addition to working on |
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| 34 | 34 | | numerous political initiatives, she has served on the Austin |
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| 35 | 35 | | Tenants' Council Board for more than two decades; she is also a 2001 |
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| 36 | 36 | | graduate of Leadership Texas and has remained active in its alumni |
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| 37 | 37 | | association; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed citizen has further distinguished |
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| 39 | 39 | | herself through her commitment to Executive Women in Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Government, which she joined in 1996, and she has contributed to the |
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| 41 | 41 | | organization in myriad ways; she was the chair of the Nominating |
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| 42 | 42 | | Committee for the 2009 Board of Directors, and she has had such |
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| 43 | 43 | | additional roles as president of the board in 2003, communications |
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| 44 | 44 | | director in 1999 and 2006, and advisor to the board in 2007; and |
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| 45 | 45 | | WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Whitten enjoys the love |
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| 46 | 46 | | and support of her husband of more than 20 years, Jim Butler; she |
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| 47 | 47 | | takes great pleasure in gardening, traveling, the arts, and zydeco |
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| 48 | 48 | | dancing, and she is an avid fan of the Austin music scene; and |
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| 49 | 49 | | WHEREAS, Through her exceptional professional achievements |
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| 50 | 50 | | and her enduring efforts in behalf of her colleagues and community, |
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| 51 | 51 | | Lynn Whitten has demonstrated passion, integrity, and dedication, |
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| 52 | 52 | | and in so doing, she has set an inspiring example of civic |
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| 53 | 53 | | leadership for her fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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| 54 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 55 | 55 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Lynn Whitten on being named the |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2008 Woman of the Year by Executive Women in Texas Government and |
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| 57 | 57 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 58 | 58 | | further |
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| 59 | 59 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 60 | 60 | | prepared for Ms. Whitten as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 61 | 61 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 62 | 62 | | Naishtat |
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| 63 | 63 | | ______________________________ |
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| 64 | 64 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 65 | 65 | | I certify that H.R. No. 154 was adopted by the House on |
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| 66 | 66 | | February 10, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 67 | 67 | | ______________________________ |
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| 68 | 68 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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