H.R. No. 3161
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Penny Seay is retiring as executive director of the
Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at
Austin in September 2015, concluding an exemplary tenure that has
spanned more than a quarter-century; and
WHEREAS, When the center was founded in 1989, Dr. Seay was
named project coordinator, and she became executive director four
years later; under her guidance, the center has been awarded more
than $35 million from federal, state, local, and foundation sources
to conduct training, research, and evaluation projects in areas
that affect people with disabilities and their families; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Seay also serves as codirector of the Institute
for Person-Centered Practices, a collaboration between the Texas
Center for Disability Studies and the Texas A&M University Center
on Disability and Development, which are both University Centers
for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research,
and Service; since 1992, she has served as principal investigator
of the Texas Technology Access Program; she is a longtime member of
the Texas Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities, and she
has served the Association of University Centers on Disabilities in
a number of key roles, including president; she holds a bachelor's
degree in elementary education and a master's degree in special
education from the University of Kansas, and she completed her
doctoral degree in special education at The University of Texas at
Austin; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her noteworthy career, Penny Seay
has distinguished herself through her leadership, vision, and
dedication, and she has earned the lasting respect and admiration
of her colleagues; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Penny Seay on the occasion of her
retirement as executive director of the Texas Center for Disability
Studies and that she be extended sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Seay as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Naishtat
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3161 was adopted by the House on May
29, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House