82R18854 BPG-D
By: McClendon H.R. No. 1192
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Dianna Burns-Banks was recognized as one of San
Antonio's Gracious Givers at the inaugural North Star Gives event
on March 24, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by San Antonio Magazine and North Star
Mall, North Star Gives acknowledged six women who have improved the
quality of life in San Antonio and made donations to the charities
of their choice; Dr. Burns-Banks selected the Davis-Scott Family
YMCA as her charity; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Burns-Banks is a board-certified pediatrician
with more than 20 years of experience in primary care; an owner and
founder of South Texas Center for Pediatric Care, which operates
five clinics in San Antonio's most underserved communities, she
dedicates herself to educating her young patients and their parents
about healthy lifestyle choices; moreover, she is a tireless
advocate for accessible, high-quality physical and mental health
care for all Texans; and
WHEREAS, Born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi, Dr.
Burns-Banks graduated with honors from Xavier University of
Louisiana and completed her medical school, internship, and
pediatric residency at the University of Louisville; she also holds
a master's degree in health care administration from Trinity
University, which named her an Outstanding Executive Graduate
Student; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic physician worked in the emergency room
at Santa Rosa Children's Hospital and became its first female
African American chief of staff; in 1986, she joined with business
partner Dr. Linda Holley to found the first South Texas Center for
Pediatric Care clinic on San Antonio's East Side; she went on to
become the second female head of the Bexar County Medical Society,
the largest medical society in the Lone Star State and eighth
largest in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her profession and her
community, Dr. Burns-Banks is a fellow of the American Academy of
Pediatrics and has served as chair of the Pediatric Advisory
Committee, as associate medical director of Community First Health
Plans, and as chair of the pediatrics departments of Baptist
Medical Center and Methodist Metropolitan Hospital; she has served
on the boards of numerous organizations, among them the NAACP,
Respite Care of San Antonio, Girl Scouts of America, the March of
Dimes, the State Advisory Board for Managed Medicaid, and the Texas
Military Institute; and
WHEREAS, The San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame inducted Dr.
Burns-Banks in 2006, and the San Antonio Business Journal named her
a Health Care Hero; in addition, she was chosen as Female
Entrepreneur of the Year by the San Antonio Express-News in 1991,
and she has received the Candace Award in Recognition of Exemplary
Achievement in the Field of Health from the San Antonio Chapter of
the National Coalition of 100 Black Women; the Kreager Law Firm,
which supports the Bexar County Medical Society Foundation's
scholarship program, established a scholarship in recognition of
her service as a role model for students entering the health care
profession; and
WHEREAS, Through her work as a physician and civic leader,
Dr. Burns-Banks has greatly benefited countless people, and her
devotion to improving the health of young Texans is a source of
great inspiration to others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Dianna Burns-Banks on her
selection as a Gracious Giver and extend to her sincere best wishes
for continued success in her endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Burns-Banks as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.