Congratulating Russell Frautschi and Katie Stark of Athens High School for advancing to the state University Interscholastic League debate competition.
Congratulating His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston for his appointment as the first Roman Catholic Cardinal in the southern United States.
Congratulating Jim McDermott for receiving a 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Staff Leadership from the National Council for Community Behavorial Healthcare.