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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Penny Seay is retiring as executive director of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at |
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| 7 | 8 | | Austin in September 2015, concluding an exemplary tenure that has |
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| 8 | 9 | | spanned more than a quarter-century; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, When the center was founded in 1989, Dr. Seay was |
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| 10 | 11 | | named project coordinator, and she became executive director four |
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| 11 | 12 | | years later; under her guidance, the center has been awarded more |
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| 12 | 13 | | than $35 million from federal, state, local, and foundation sources |
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| 13 | 14 | | to conduct training, research, and evaluation projects in areas |
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| 14 | 15 | | that affect people with disabilities and their families; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Seay also serves as codirector of the Institute |
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| 16 | 17 | | for Person-Centered Practices, a collaboration between the Texas |
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| 17 | 18 | | Center for Disability Studies and the Texas A&M University Center |
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| 18 | 19 | | on Disability and Development, which are both University Centers |
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| 19 | 20 | | for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, |
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| 20 | 21 | | and Service; since 1992, she has served as principal investigator |
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| 21 | 22 | | of the Texas Technology Access Program; she is a longtime member of |
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| 22 | 23 | | the Texas Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities, and she |
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| 23 | 24 | | has served the Association of University Centers on Disabilities in |
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| 24 | 25 | | a number of key roles, including president; she holds a bachelor's |
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| 25 | 26 | | degree in elementary education and a master's degree in special |
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| 26 | 27 | | education from the University of Kansas, and she completed her |
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| 27 | 28 | | doctoral degree in special education at The University of Texas at |
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| 28 | 29 | | Austin; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of her noteworthy career, Penny Seay |
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| 30 | 31 | | has distinguished herself through her leadership, vision, and |
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| 31 | 32 | | dedication, and she has earned the lasting respect and admiration |
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| 32 | 33 | | of her colleagues; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Penny Seay on the occasion of her |
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| 35 | 36 | | retirement as executive director of the Texas Center for Disability |
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| 36 | 37 | | Studies and that she be extended sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 37 | 38 | | and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for Dr. Seay as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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