H.R. No. 2381
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Neeta Sane, a distinguished member of the Houston
Community College Board of Trustees, has provided exemplary service
both to the school and to the people of Fort Bend County; and
WHEREAS, Elected to the HCC Board of Trustees in 2007, Ms.
Sane has worked tirelessly to strengthen the college's capacity to
serve as a pathway to higher education and workforce training; in
2008, she played an instrumental role in bringing Alief into the HCC
system, and she has promoted the building of business partnerships
to advance the school's mission; in recent months, she has launched
a series of regional workforce summits to explore new ways in which
HCC can address local workforce needs, and one result has been the
establishment of a new AAS degree program in logistics and global
supply chain management; Ms. Sane has also focused on developing
outreach to low-income and underserved communities, on improving
support services for minority and economically disadvantaged
students, and on instituting a diversity program for the benefit of
students and staff; while chair of the trustees' Athletics
Committee, she oversaw the inauguration of yet another resource for
the student body, a system-wide intramural program; and
WHEREAS, Born in Bombay, India, Ms. Sane holds an M.S. from
the University of Bombay and another master's degree from the
University of Houston--Clear Lake; in addition to serving on the
HCC Board of Trustees, she manages a Stafford-based software
development and consulting firm, which she established in 2001;
this successful entrepreneur has been an active member of the
Rotary Club of Sugar Land and the League of Women Voters, and she
has held leadership positions in a number of community
organizations, among them the American Association of University
Women and the Fort Bend Democratic Party; she currently serves as
vice president of the National Diversity Council, and she was the
driving force behind the establishment of the annual International
Festival of Fort Bend County; and
WHEREAS, Determined to make quality education accessible and
affordable for her fellow citizens and to help build a prosperous
and inclusive community, Neeta Sane is indeed making a positive
difference in the lives of countless Texas residents; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Neeta Sane for her outstanding
contributions in behalf of Houston Community College and the people
of Fort Bend County; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Sane as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Reynolds
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2381 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House