| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 197 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Forsythe is retiring as director of education |
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| 6 | 6 | | and meetings for the Texas Veterinary Medical Association in 2023, |
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| 7 | 7 | | drawing to a close a noteworthy career spanning 37 years; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Initially hired as a receptionist, Ms. Forsythe was |
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| 9 | 9 | | asked to plan the association's annual conference; she proved |
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| 10 | 10 | | highly skillful, and under her leadership, the conference grew to |
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| 11 | 11 | | attract more than 4,000 attendees and included a trade show with |
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| 12 | 12 | | over 200 booths; in 2003, the year she became a Certified Meeting |
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| 13 | 13 | | Professional, TVMA joined forces with its counterparts in Oklahoma, |
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| 14 | 14 | | Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico to launch the Southwest |
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| 15 | 15 | | Veterinary Symposium; TVMA continues to host an annual conference |
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| 16 | 16 | | with more than 350 veterinarians and nearly as many veterinary |
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| 17 | 17 | | students, licensed veterinary technicians, certified veterinary |
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| 18 | 18 | | assistants, and others; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Forsythe's many responsibilities in advance of |
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| 20 | 20 | | conferences have ranged from site selection, contract negotiation, |
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| 21 | 21 | | and sponsorship recruitment to marketing, booth sales, and on-site |
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| 22 | 22 | | management; widely known in the meeting-planning industry, she |
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| 23 | 23 | | serves on the board of the Meeting Professionals International |
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| 24 | 24 | | Texas Hill Country Chapter; she has received many accolades from |
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| 25 | 25 | | the group, among them the President's Award and two Volunteer of the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Year Awards; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, During her long tenure with TVMA, Ms. Forsythe has |
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| 28 | 28 | | worked closely with the continuing education and conference |
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| 29 | 29 | | committee to provide hundreds of hours of continuing education for |
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| 30 | 30 | | veterinarians; she has also served as support staff for the ethics |
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| 31 | 31 | | and grievance committee, which has relied on her patience and |
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| 32 | 32 | | compassion in fielding calls from distressed pet owners; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Forsythe has greatly benefited TVMA through |
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| 34 | 34 | | her professionalism and commitment to excellence, and as she |
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| 35 | 35 | | embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed |
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| 36 | 36 | | reflect with pride on her accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Ellen Forsythe on her retirement |
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| 39 | 39 | | from the Texas Veterinary Medical Association and extend to her |
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| 40 | 40 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be 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 Ms. Forsythe as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Stucky |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 197 was adopted by the House on |
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| 48 | 48 | | February 21, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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