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1	1	H.R. No. 2655
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Joel T. Allison, president and chief executive of
6	6	Baylor Health Care System in Dallas, has received the 2008 Earl M.
7	7	Collier Award for Distinguished Health Care Administration from the
8	8	Texas Hospital Association; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Established in 1965, the Collier Award is the
10	10	highest bestowed by the THA, one of the largest hospital
11	11	associations in the country; the award acknowledges the leadership
12	12	qualities exemplified by its namesake, who is regarded as the dean
13	13	of hospital administration in Texas; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Mr. Allison graduated from Baylor University and
15	15	went on to earn a master's degree in health care administration from
16	16	Trinity University, later also completing the advanced management
17	17	program at Harvard Business School; he began his career in health
18	18	care as an intern at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene and within
19	19	six years had risen to become executive vice president and chief
20	20	operating officer; in 1981, he accepted a position in his native
21	21	Missouri and began to build a reputation as an exceptionally able
22	22	strategic manager in turnaround situations; and
23	23	WHEREAS, After heading hospitals in Amarillo and Corpus
24	24	Christi, Mr. Allison joined Baylor Health Care System in 1993 as
25	25	senior executive vice president and chief operating officer; seven
26	26	years later, he was promoted to the top post of this growing network
27	27	of hospitals, primary and specialty care centers, and
28	28	rehabilitation clinics; using his experience at the cutting edge of
29	29	change, he has further developed Baylor's commitment to
30	30	patient-focused health care and clinical enterprise; in addition to
31	31	establishing a quality initiative for the system, which has more
32	32	than 16,000 employees and 2,800 physicians, he has increased its
33	33	emphasis on medical education and health care research; and
34	34	WHEREAS, The numerous accolades accorded Mr. Allison include
35	35	an honorary doctorate in humanities from Dallas Baptist University;
36	36	Modern Healthcare has named him one of the "100 Most Powerful People
37	37	in Healthcare" for the past four years and recognized him in 2005
38	38	with the CEO IT Achievement Award; moreover, Baylor University
39	39	selected him as its Distinguished Alumnus in 2004 and he has
40	40	received the Leonard A. Duce Award from the Trinity University
41	41	Healthcare Alumni Association; and
42	42	WHEREAS, A fellow of the American College of Healthcare
43	43	Executives, Mr. Allison serves on the Healthcare Leadership
44	44	Council, the National Quality Forum, and the international board of
45	45	United Surgical Partners; he also serves on numerous state and
46	46	local boards for professional associations and civic
47	47	organizations, among them VHA Texas, the Dallas Citizens Council,
48	48	and the Dallas Regional Chamber; and
49	49	WHEREAS, Joel Allison has demonstrated remarkable vision and
50	50	skill throughout more than three decades as a health care
51	51	administrator, and his energy, enthusiasm, and dedication to
52	52	excellence are an inspiration to all; now, therefore, be it
53	53	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
54	54	Legislature hereby congratulate Joel Allison on receiving the 2008
55	55	Earl M. Collier Award for Distinguished Health Care Administration
56	56	from the Texas Hospital Association and extend to him sincere best
57	57	wishes for continued success; and, be it further
58	58	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
59	59	prepared for Mr. Allison as an expression of high regard by the
60	60	Texas House of Representatives.
61	61	Pitts
62	62	______________________________
63	63	Speaker of the House
64	64	I certify that H.R. No. 2655 was adopted by the House on May
65	65	31, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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67	67	Chief Clerk of the House