| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 508 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Christopher L. Williston, CAE, retired as |
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| 3 | 3 | | president and chief executive officer of the Independent Bankers |
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| 4 | 4 | | Association of Texas on December 31, 2018, after 30 years of |
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| 5 | 5 | | leading the association and advocating on behalf of independent |
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| 6 | 6 | | community banks throughout the state; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, The association has benefited greatly from |
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| 8 | 8 | | Mr. Williston's passion for and dedication to the community |
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| 9 | 9 | | banking industry; under his guidance, it has grown to become the |
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| 10 | 10 | | largest state association of its kind in the country, |
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| 11 | 11 | | representing more than 2,000 banks and branches in cities and |
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| 12 | 12 | | towns of all sizes; over the years, he has worked tirelessly to |
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| 13 | 13 | | ensure that Texas bankers' voices are heard and that their |
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| 14 | 14 | | interests are effectively represented, and the many highlights |
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| 15 | 15 | | of his tenure have included championing regulatory relief |
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| 16 | 16 | | efforts that will have a notable impact on the success and |
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| 17 | 17 | | viability of community banks; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, An alumnus of Texas Tech University, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Mr. Williston received his Certified Association Executive |
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| 20 | 20 | | designation at the age of 26, becoming one of the youngest |
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| 21 | 21 | | recipients in the nation; throughout his career, he has served on |
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| 22 | 22 | | a host of boards and councils, including those of the Independent |
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| 23 | 23 | | Community Bankers of America, the Texas Society of Association |
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| 24 | 24 | | Executives, and the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking; he |
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| 25 | 25 | | has further contributed to his peers through his work as a |
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| 26 | 26 | | sought-after speaker on association management, as a community |
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| 27 | 27 | | bankingconsultant,asafacilitatorofstrategicplanning |
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| 28 | 28 | | sessions for other associations, and as the author of the widely |
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| 29 | 29 | | acclaimed The Association Executive's Little Black Book; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Christopher Williston's leadership, determination, |
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| 31 | 31 | | and vision have helped position the Texas community banking |
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| 32 | 32 | | industry well for the future, and he has earned the lasting respect |
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| 33 | 33 | | and gratitude of the countless fellow Texans who have come to know |
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| 34 | 34 | | him as a colleague, mentor, and friend; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, hereby commend Christopher L. Williston, CAE, for |
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| 37 | 37 | | his years of service as president and chief executive officer of |
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| 38 | 38 | | the Independent Bankers Association of Texas and extend to him |
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| 39 | 39 | | sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be |
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| 40 | 40 | | it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for Mr. Williston as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Buckingham |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on March 27, 2019. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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