H.R. No. 464 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford is being honored with a Y Women in Careers Award by the YWCA in Corpus Christi on March 1, 2017; and WHEREAS, The Corpus Christi YWCA has been recognizing accomplished women in the community through this awards program since 1979; those chosen for the distinction have achieved a notable degree of success in their respective fields, and as women who demonstrate integrity, a willingness to take on new challenges, and a commitment to excellence, they serve as outstanding role models for young girls, whose empowerment is a crucial part of the YWCA mission; and WHEREAS, Dr. Sanford has enjoyed a distinguished 12-year career in higher education as both a professor and an administrator; she is an eminent scholar in the areas of women in leadership, privilege and marginalization, and activism, and she currently works as associate vice president for academic affairs at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi; a graduate of the HERS Institute, she serves on the board of Texas Women in Higher Education and has been recognized as a Corpus Christi Under 40 honoree and an Outstanding Islander; and WHEREAS, Through the skill and determination she brings to all her efforts, Amy Aldridge Sanford has earned the esteem of her peers and made contributions to her community that will resonate far into the future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Amy Aldridge Sanford on receiving a 2017 Y Women in Careers Award from the YWCA of Corpus Christi and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Sanford as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Herrero ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 464 was adopted by the House on March 2, 2017, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House