H.R. No. 585
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Respected speech pathologist Carmen Pagan is being
honored as a 2015 Pillar of Success by The University of Texas-Pan
American Alumni Association at its Alumni Ball on February 27,
2015; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the UTPA Alumni Association celebrates a
select group of distinguished alumni for their professional
excellence and for their service to the community and their alma
mater; and
WHEREAS, Carmen Pagan earned her bachelor's and master's
degrees in communication disorders from UTPA in 1987 and 1989,
respectively, and over the past two decades, she has achieved a
sterling reputation with her clinical work as a bilingual
speech-language pathologist, specializing in the treatment of
children with neuromuscular disorders; and
WHEREAS, This accomplished woman is a co-owner and executive
board member of Milestones Therapeutic Associates; she holds
membership in both the American and Texas Speech-Language-Hearing
Associations and has chaired the certification committee of the
Neuro-Developmental Treatment Association; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Pagan has also given generously of her time and
talents as a member of several state advisory panels; she is
currently serving as chair of the Governor's Commission for Women,
a group to which she was first appointed by Governor Rick Perry in
2005, and she has served on the State Health Services Council;
engaged in constructive endeavors at the local level as well, she is
a sustaining member of the Junior League of McAllen; and
WHEREAS, Benefiting from the solid educational foundation
that she received at UTPA, Carmen Pagan has made a positive
difference in the lives of countless children and demonstrated her
commitment to her community and her state, and she is indeed a
worthy recipient of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Carmen Pagan on her selection as a
2015 Pillar of Success by The University of Texas-Pan American
Alumni Association and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Pagan as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Canales
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 585 was adopted by the House on
February 26, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House