H.R. No. 505
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Robin L. Hardwicke is being presented with a
State Award for Excellence by the American Association of Nurse
Practitioners at the organization's national conference, which is
taking place June 20 to 25, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1991, the State Award for Nurse
Practitioner Excellence annually recognizes one nurse practitioner
from each state who has demonstrated superior achievement in the
field; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her 22-year career at The
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dr. Hardwicke
has excelled in her patient care duties and in her efforts to
educate future physicians and nurse practitioners; a member of the
faculty at the McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, she
became the first nurse practitioner to be promoted to the full
academic rank of professor in a medical school, and she presently
shares a joint appointment with the Cizik School of Nursing; a
nationally known expert in HIV/AIDS, she conducts research on
treatments and is one of only a few providers in the Houston area
specializing in HIV care for pregnant women; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Tyler,
Dr. Hardwicke holds a master's degree and nurse practitioner
certification from The University of Texas Medical Branch and a
Ph.D. from the Texas Woman's University Institute of Health
Sciences-Houston Center; and
WHEREAS, Robin Hardwicke has distinguished herself as an
exemplary member of her profession, and she is held in the highest
esteem by her colleagues in the Lone Star State and beyond; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Robin L. Hardwicke on her
receipt of a 2023 State Award for Excellence by the American
Association of Nurse Practitioners and extend to her sincere best
wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Hardwicke as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
A. Johnson of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 505 was adopted by the House on March
16, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House