H.R. No. 2676
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Natalie Jenkins Sorrell is being presented with the
Motherhood: The Lifetime Achievement Award by Dallas Can Academies
on May 8, 2015, in honor of her commitment to education, family, and
the community; and
WHEREAS, The director of investments for the $3.4 billion
Employees' Retirement Fund for the City of Dallas, Ms. Sorrell
oversees the design and implementation of the overall investment
strategy for ERF; since joining the group in 2006, she has led the
effort to fulfill new private equity, private real estate, global
equity, and master limited partnership allocations of more than
$600 million; she has also played an integral role in the
establishment of the Next Generation Manager Program, allocating 10
percent of the fund to smaller, newer, and/or minority-owned
investment managers across asset classes; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Sorrell began her distinguished career in
finance with the mergers and acquisitions group in investment
banking at J. P. Morgan in New York City; she went on to join the
private equity arm of GE Capital, GE Equity, and later worked in
both global strategy and finance director posts at publishers
McGraw-Hill and Voyager Expanded Learning; and
WHEREAS, An honors graduate of Spelman College, Ms. Sorrell
earned her MBA from the Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania; frequently recognized for her many accomplishments,
she was named a German Marshall Fellow in 2009, and in 2011 she
received the Rising Star of Public Funds Award from Institutional
Investor; more recently, she has been honored as one of the Dallas
Business Journal's "40 Under Forty" and as one of the 40 Under Forty
Investment Officers by aiCIO; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed executive has given back to her fellow
North Texas residents through her work as chair of the investment
committee of Big Thought, a Dallas-based nonprofit focused on
creative learning solutions for at-risk youth; she is also active
in the capital campaign for the Methodist Health System Foundation
and, as a member of the Dallas Chapter of The Links, Inc., she has
led efforts to educate minority students in science, technology,
engineering, and math; and
WHEREAS, Married to Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul
Quinn College, Ms. Sorrell is a devoted mother to a young son and
daughter; and
WHEREAS, Natalie Jenkins Sorrell has set an inspiring example
of professional excellence and civic engagement, all while
balancing the demands of a growing family, and she may take great
pride in her many successes; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Natalie Jenkins Sorrell on her receipt of
the Motherhood: The Lifetime Achievement Award from Dallas Can
Academies and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and,
be it further
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ESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Sorrell as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Rose
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2676 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House