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
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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.
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Chief Clerk of the House