H.R. No. 1114
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jaime Barceleau of El Paso has received the 2011
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rio Grande Branch of the Texas
Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers; and
WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Mr. Barceleau has
dedicated himself to improving the lives of young Texans; he began
his career in social work in 1979 as a direct care worker at a
residential treatment center for youth with emotional disorders;
after completing his bachelor's degree in social work at The
University of Texas at El Paso, he worked at the El Paso State
Center and went on to become assistant superintendent of the Texas
Youth Commission's Schaeffer Halfway House; he completed his
master's degree in social work at The University of Texas at Austin
in 1986; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Barceleau worked for Children's Protective
Services in the late 1980s and later joined the Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center--El Paso, where he progressed
through the ranks to become director of the West Texas Case
Management Project and a faculty associate; since 1998, he has
served as chief executive officer of the Paso del Norte Children's
Development Center; and
WHEREAS, Committed to expanding and improving services to
children and their families, Mr. Barceleau set up a nonprofit
agency, the Children's Disabilities Information Coalition, and he
served as founding chair of the El Paso Mayor's Committee on People
with Disabilities; he also chaired the El Paso County Child Welfare
Board and participated in the wider effort that led to the creation
of the Border Children's Mental Health Collaborative, serving on
its governance team and helping it gain status as a department in El
Paso County government; moreover, through his six years on the
executive board of the El Paso International Children's Hospital
Foundation, he played a key role in the establishment of the city's
first independently licensed children's hospital; his grant
writing and fund-raising skills have brought millions of dollars to
his community over the years for new programs to serve children with
special health needs; and
WHEREAS, Early in his career, Mr. Barceleau supervised
students at El Paso Community College and The University of Texas at
El Paso, and he has further demonstrated his dedication to
advancing his profession by serving the National Association of
Social Workers as a member of its local chapter's steering
committee and its state chapter's critical issues advisory
committee on immigration, as well as by playing a significant role
in the creation of the Paso del Norte Social Work Academy; and
WHEREAS, In addition to carrying out his myriad professional
responsibilities, Mr. Barceleau has contributed his time to
numerous civic organizations, among them the Jaycees and the
Knights of Columbus, and he is a member of the board of the
Northwest Community Health Center and the supervisory committee of
FirstLight Federal Credit Union; he served his country in the
United States Army Reserve until his retirement as lieutenant
colonel in 2004, and over the years his many accolades have included
the Alicia Chacon Award from the United Way of El Paso, the Award of
Excellence from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,
and the Service Award from the Mayor's Committee on People with
Disabilities; and
WHEREAS, The 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from NASW
provides further recognition of the positive difference that Jaime
Barceleau has made in the lives of innumerable young Texans, and he
is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jaime Barceleau on his receipt of
the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rio Grande Branch of
the Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in his
important endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Barceleau as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Marquez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1114 was adopted by the House on April
14, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House