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By: Anchia H.R. No. 1444
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Anna Michele Bobadilla of The University of Texas at
Arlington has been recognized as a Mujer Legendaria by the Ford
Motor Company for her contributions to her community; and
WHEREAS, A Dallas native and Grand Prairie resident, Michele
Bobadilla serves the university as senior associate vice president
for outreach services and community engagement, and she is also the
assistant provost for Hispanic student success; she graduated from
Stephen F. Austin State University and went on to complete her
master's degree in elementary education at East Texas State
University; and
WHEREAS, This civic-minded Texan has championed access to
education for well over three decades, serving on state councils,
working with national boards, and volunteering for organizations
offering opportunities for growth and lifelong learning; in
cooperation with the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
and community partners, she established the Society of 100 Endowed
Scholars' Fund, and as chair of the Stars on the Rise Scholarship
Program, she helped raise nearly $5 million in 2012 to provide
substantial grants for more than 270 students; she has further
served as chair of the advisory council for the Foundation for the
Education of Young Women, and she has co-chaired the scholarship
program of the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Ms. Bobadilla has worked with the
Hispanic 100 to promote Latina educational and employment
opportunities, and while serving on the board of the Dallas
Concilio, she was instrumental in the creation of Psyched Out About
Math and Science, a program for sixth-grade girls; she also founded
University Crossroads, a partnership among North Texas
institutions that promotes college readiness, and she has served as
vice chair of the national LULAC Education Commission; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Bobadilla has greatly benefited
the wider community through her service on boards and committees
for dozens of organizations, among them the North Texas Navidad en
el Barrio Foundation, the Greater Dallas Mental Health Association,
the Dallas Commission for International Cultural Affairs, the
Dallas Committee for Racial Healing and Understanding, and the
Hispanic Leadership Forum; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Bobadilla is the recipient of myriad accolades;
selected as a 2012 Woman of Distinction by the Texas Association of
Mexican American Chambers of Commerce, she has been accorded the
2011 Martha H. Salmon Leadership Award by the Southwestern Regional
College Board, the 2010 Ultimate Latina--Community Service Award by
the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the national
Raymond Telles Award for Excellence in Education by LULAC; she was
inducted into the national LULAC Women's Hall of Fame in 2002, and
that same year, UT-Arlington president Robert E. Witt established
the Michele Bobadilla Bridge to Excellence Scholarship in her
honor; and
WHEREAS, Through her tireless efforts in behalf of education,
Michele Bobadilla has made a lasting, positive difference in the
lives of innumerable young people, and her wide-ranging
accomplishments indeed merit special recognition; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Anna Michele Bobadilla on her
selection as a Mujer Legendaria by the Ford Motor Company 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. Bobadilla as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.