Bill Text: TX HR1556 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Kay K. Sanders on her receipt of the 2019 Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award and on her retirement from Texas Christian University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1556 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1556-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1556 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kay K. Sanders, Director of the School of Nurse | ||
Anesthesia at Texas Christian University, is the recipient of the | ||
2019 Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award from the American | ||
Association of Nurse Anesthetists; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1980, the award recognizes certified | ||
registered nurse anesthetists who further the art and science of | ||
anesthesiology through the advancement of educational standards, | ||
thereby resulting in high-quality patient care; and | ||
WHEREAS, The founding director of TCU's nurse anesthesia | ||
program, Dr. Sanders is retiring on May 31, 2019, following a | ||
distinguished career that has spanned more than three decades; | ||
overseeing the department's curriculum since 1988, she developed a | ||
new anesthesia program for the university in 2003; she is the | ||
longest-serving director of a program of this kind in Texas and has | ||
been responsible for the training of more nurse anesthetists than | ||
anyone else in state history; and | ||
WHEREAS, Heralded as a consummate advocate who tirelessly | ||
works to improve patient safety, Dr. Sanders is a past president of | ||
the Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists and continues to | ||
support the entity in various capacities; moreover, she has held | ||
leadership roles with the American Association of Nurse | ||
Anesthetists, and she served as board president of the Council on | ||
Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, The dedication, professionalism, and commitment to | ||
excellence demonstrated by Dr. Kay Sanders have greatly benefited | ||
the medical community and her fellow citizens, and she is indeed | ||
deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kay K. Sanders on her receipt | ||
of the 2019 Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award and on her | ||
retirement and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Sanders as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1556 was adopted by the House on May | ||
17, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||