H.R. No. 1688
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams was named the seventh
president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at
Fort Worth on September 12, 2022, and with that appointment, she
became the first Black woman to lead a health science center in the
State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, A trailblazer throughout her career,
Dr. Trent-Adams began her work in public health when she joined the
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in 1992; she
went on to become the first Black woman to serve the organization as
deputy surgeon general, and she later retired at the rank of rear
admiral upper half in 2020; and
WHEREAS, As the U.S. deputy surgeon general from 2015 to
2018, she was a trusted advisor to the surgeon general on a variety
of critical issues, including federal efforts to combat the opioid
crisis; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Trent-Adams received her bachelor's degree in
nursing from Hampton University and both her master's degree in
nursing and health policy and her doctorate in public policy from
the University of Maryland; through her outstanding work as a
nurse-researcher, she earned the Florence Nightingale Medal from
the International Committee of the Red Cross, the highest
international honor bestowed upon a nursing professional; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams has demonstrated a
longstanding commitment to research, education, patient care, and
public service, and she may indeed reflect with pride on all that
she has achieved as she takes on the challenges of her new role;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams on her
appointment as president of the University of North Texas Health
Science Center at Fort Worth and extend to her sincere best wishes
for a successful and productive tenure; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Trent-Adams as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Geren
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1688 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House