Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1000
2	2	WHEREAS, Andrew C. von Eschenbach served with distinction
3	3	as commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration
4	4	from 2005 to 2009 and as director of the National Cancer
5	5	Institute from 2002 to 2005; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Dr. von Eschenbach brought to those posts some 30
7	7	years of experience as a physician, surgeon, medical educator,
8	8	and hospital executive, including service as executive vice
9	9	president and chief academic at The University of Texas M. D.
10	10	Anderson Cancer Center in Houston; moreover, he has gained
11	11	international renown as a cancer specialist; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Appointed by President George W. Bush to lead the
13	13	National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health,
14	14	Dr. von Eschenbach immediately began working toward the
15	15	acceleration and integration of the
16	16	discovery-development-delivery continuum, and he committed
17	17	resources to ensure the application to oncology of
18	18	nanotechnology, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, and other
19	19	emerging technologies; and
20	20	WHEREAS, He was subsequently chosen by President Bush as
21	21	acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and
22	22	following confirmation by the senate in December 2006, he
23	23	fostered a variety of creative projects at the agency; the Beyond
24	24	Our Borders Initiative created Food and Drug Administration
25	25	permanent offices around the world, and the Critical Path
26	26	Initiative brought modern scientific tools to the product
27	27	development process; in addition, Dr. von Eschenbach
28	28	substantially increased Food and Drug Administration
29	29	collaboration with regulatory counterparts in other countries,
30	30	provided technical assistance to foreign regulators and
31	31	industries, and increased efforts to learn more about importers
32	32	and their products; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Dr. von Eschenbach, who holds a bachelor's degree
34	34	from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia and a medical
35	35	degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine, completed
36	36	his internship and residency in urologic surgery at Philadelphia
37	37	General Hospital and served as an instructor in urology at the
38	38	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; along the way, he
39	39	also served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy
40	40	Medical Corps; and
41	41	WHEREAS, The author of more than 200 scientific articles
42	42	and studies, Dr. von Eschenbach has been recognized on numerous
43	43	occasions for his contributions to medicine; among his honors are
44	44	the 2003 Carpe Diem Award from the Lance Armstrong Foundation and
45	45	an Achievement Award from the 100 Black Men of Metropolitan
46	46	Houston; in 2006, he was named to the Time magazine 100 list of
47	47	"the people who shape our world," and in 2007 and 2008, he was
48	48	selected by Modern Healthcare/Modern Physician as one of the 50
49	49	Most Powerful Physician Executives in Healthcare; and
50	50	WHEREAS, Dr. von Eschenbach is supported in his endeavors
51	51	by his wife, Madelyn, as well as their four children, and he
52	52	enjoys the love and affection of seven grandchildren; since
53	53	leaving government service, he joined Greenleaf Health as a
54	54	senior advisor; and
55	55	WHEREAS, The people of this state and nation have benefited
56	56	greatly from the dedication and vision of Dr. Andrew C. von
57	57	Eschenbach, and his efforts in their behalf are indeed deserving
58	58	of recognition; now, therefore, be it
59	59	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
60	60	Legislature, hereby honor Andrew C. von Eschenbach on his
61	61	exemplary service as commissioner of the United States Food and
62	62	Drug Administration and as director of the National Cancer
63	63	Institute during the Bush administration and extend to him
64	64	sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be
65	65	it further
66	66	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
67	67	prepared for Dr. von Eschenbach as an expression of high regard
68	68	from the Texas Senate.
69	69	Zaffirini
70	70	________________________________
71	71	President of the Senate
72	72	I hereby certify that the
73	73	above Resolution was adopted by
74	74	the Senate on May 25, 2009.
75	75	________________________________
76	76	Secretary of the Senate
77	77	________________________________
78	78	Member, Texas Senate