H.R. No. 1074
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Evelyn Davies was recognized with the Mary Nell
Strong Community Service Award by the YWCA of Lubbock at its annual
Women of Excellence Awards Ceremony on March 9, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Created in 1989, the Women of Excellence Awards
honor individuals for their contributions as leaders and
volunteers, highlighting the vital roles that women play in civic
and professional endeavors in the Lubbock area; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to giving back to her community, Evelyn
Davies has generously donated her time and resources to address
charitable needs in Lubbock; since moving to the city with her
husband, William Davies, in 1992, she has given hundreds of
thousands of dollars to the Lubbock Area Foundation, through which
grants have been made to a host of nonprofit organizations
benefiting children and youth; she has also supported Texas Tech
University, endowing a professorship and a memorial scholarship for
the Center for the Study of Addiction and Recovery and donating art
collections that are now on display at the Museum of Texas Tech
University and the National Ranching Heritage Center; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of prominent rancher, civic leader, and
philanthropist C. T. McLaughlin, Ms. Davies studied at Texas Tech
University before earning her bachelor's degree in English from
Chatham College in 1944 and her master's degree from the University
of Houston in 1978; she is the former owner of her family's Diamond
M Ranch in Snyder and the current director of the Diamond M
Foundation, established by her parents in 1949; and
WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence Award,
Evelyn Davies joins an elite group of women who have been honored by
the YWCA of Lubbock, and she is indeed a worthy role model for this
and future generations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Evelyn Davies on receiving the 2017
Mary Nell Strong Community Service Award from the YWCA of Lubbock
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. Davies as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Frullo
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1074 was adopted by the House on April
6, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House