H.R. No. 38
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Chu Richter has been inducted into the
Corpus Christi Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of South
Texas; and
WHEREAS, A worldwide, nonprofit organization, Junior
Achievement is committed to educating young people about free
enterprise and entrepreneurship and fostering financial literacy;
the organization's Corpus Christi Business Hall of Fame recognizes
local individuals who have achieved excellence in their field and
who have demonstrated vision and innovation, inspiring leadership,
and community mindedness; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Chu Richter is the CEO of Richter
Architects, an award-winning architectural design and planning
firm that she co-owns with her husband, David Richter; she is
particularly noted for the inventive community-focused and
family-focused design vision that she brings to many civic and
public building projects; among her commissions is the Brooks
County Safety Rest Area, which earned one of 13 Honor Awards for
architecture from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in
1999; the rest stop shared that distinction with an art museum in
Helsinki, Finland, and the headquarters of the World Bank, in
Washington, D.C.; she has also joined with her husband in creating a
series of two-minute radio spots called "The Shape of Texas," which
has served to increase public awareness and understanding of
architecture and its possibilities; and
WHEREAS, Born in Nanjing, China, Ms. Richter attended schools
in Hong Kong before moving to Dallas with her family at the age of
13; she graduated from The University of Texas with a bachelor's
degree in architecture in 1974; after college, she balanced raising
her three children with working part-time as an architect until
1989, when she joined Richter Architects full-time; certified as a
green builder through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design program with the U.S. Green Building Council, she is the
recipient of a 2001 Young Architect Award from the AIA, and in 2005
she was elected to the AIA College of Fellows, one of the highest
honors that the organization can bestow on a member; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Chu Richter has made an impressive
contribution to the built environment of South Texas, and through
her work she has touched the lives of many fellow citizens; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Elizabeth Chu
Richter on her induction into the Corpus Christi Business Hall of
Fame and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Richter as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Torres
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 38 was adopted by the House on June
28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House