| 2 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Community advocate and entrepreneur Amy Wallace |
|---|
| 6 | 7 | | Cowan is receiving a 40 Under 40 Award from the Dallas Business |
|---|
| 7 | 8 | | Journal on May 18, 2017; and |
|---|
| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the Dallas Business Journal celebrates |
|---|
| 9 | 10 | | the achievements of 40 young professionals and community leaders in |
|---|
| 10 | 11 | | North Texas; and |
|---|
| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, A community relations and marketing specialist, Amy |
|---|
| 12 | 13 | | Cowan began her career as the catering and conference manager for a |
|---|
| 13 | 14 | | hotel and later served as director of fund-raising for the |
|---|
| 14 | 15 | | Democratic Party of Arkansas; after moving to Dallas, she |
|---|
| 15 | 16 | | established Cowan Roberts LLP, a public relations and fund-raising |
|---|
| 16 | 17 | | firm, with Jason Roberts, and she serves the company as outreach |
|---|
| 17 | 18 | | director; she is also a co-owner of the Oddfellows diner in the |
|---|
| 18 | 19 | | Bishop Arts District; and |
|---|
| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic woman has served on the Preservation |
|---|
| 20 | 21 | | Dallas Board and the board of the Dallas Convention and Visitors |
|---|
| 21 | 22 | | Bureau; dedicated to the historic Oak Cliff community, she helped |
|---|
| 22 | 23 | | to revitalize the Bishop Arts District, co-founded Go Oak Cliff, |
|---|
| 23 | 24 | | served on the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce board, and initiated |
|---|
| 24 | 25 | | events such as the annual Mardi Gras Oak Cliff festival and the |
|---|
| 25 | 26 | | inaugural Better Block Project; in addition, she has been a member |
|---|
| 26 | 27 | | of the Rosemont Early Childhood PTA; and |
|---|
| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Cowan enjoys the love and |
|---|
| 28 | 29 | | support of her husband, Eric, and her daughters, Aubrey Cate, |
|---|
| 29 | 30 | | Colette, and Laurel; and |
|---|
| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Texas communities benefit immeasurably from the |
|---|
| 31 | 32 | | dedication of committed individuals like Amy Cowan, whose civic |
|---|
| 32 | 33 | | engagement and entrepreneurship truly merit special recognition; |
|---|
| 33 | 34 | | now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
|---|
| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Amy Wallace Cowan on her receipt of |
|---|
| 36 | 37 | | a 2017 40 Under 40 Award from the Dallas Business Journal and extend |
|---|
| 37 | 38 | | to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
|---|
| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 39 | 40 | | prepared for Ms. Cowan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|---|
| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
|---|