1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 799 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kay K. Sanders, Director of the School of |
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3 | 3 | | Nurse Anesthesia at Texas Christian University, is the recipient |
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4 | 4 | | of the 2019 Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award from the |
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5 | 5 | | American Association of Nurse Anesthetists; and |
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6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1980, the award recognizes certified |
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7 | 7 | | registered nurse anesthetists who further the art and science of |
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8 | 8 | | anesthesiology through their commitment to advancing educational |
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9 | 9 | | standards that result in high-quality patient care; and |
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10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Sanders is the founding director of the nurse |
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11 | 11 | | anesthesia program at Texas Christian University, and she is |
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12 | 12 | | retiring on May 31, 2019, bringing to a close a distinguished |
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13 | 13 | | career that has spanned more than three decades; she has overseen |
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14 | 14 | | the department's curriculum since 1988, and she developed a new |
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15 | 15 | | anesthesia program for the university in 2003; she is the |
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16 | 16 | | longest-serving director of a program of this kind in Texas and |
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17 | 17 | | has been responsible for the training of more nurse anesthetists |
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18 | 18 | | than anyone else in state history; and |
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19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Heralded as a consummate advocate who tirelessly |
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20 | 20 | | works to improve patient safety, Dr. Sanders is a past president |
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21 | 21 | | of the Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists and continues to |
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22 | 22 | | support the entity in various capacities; moreover, she has held |
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23 | 23 | | leadership roles with the American Association of Nurse |
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24 | 24 | | Anesthetists, and she served as board president of the Council on |
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25 | 25 | | Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs; and |
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26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The dedication, professionalism, and commitment to |
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27 | 27 | | excellence demonstrated by Dr. Kay Sanders have greatly benefited |
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28 | 28 | | the medical community and her fellow citizens, and she is indeed |
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29 | 29 | | deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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31 | 31 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Dr. Kay K. Sanders on her |
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32 | 32 | | receipt of the 2019 Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award and on |
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33 | 33 | | her retirement and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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34 | 34 | | future; and, be it further |
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35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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36 | 36 | | Dr. Sanders as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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37 | 37 | | Nelson |
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38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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42 | 42 | | the Senate on May 21, 2019. |
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43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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