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                                                                  H.R. No. 829



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Becky Duval Reese was inducted into the El Paso 
Commission for Women Hall of Fame on March 11, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1985, the commission is composed of 
El Paso citizens who are committed to the pursuit of equal rights 
and responsibilities for all women; inductees to the organization's 
Hall of Fame are recognized in one of five categories, including 
arts, civic leadership, education, professional, and public 
service; and
	WHEREAS, Selected for the arts category, Ms. Reese is 
director of the El Paso Museum of Art and is widely acknowledged as 
one of the most gifted museum administrators in the Southwest; 
under her leadership, the museum has become the center of a 
widespread revitalization of the arts community in El Paso; and
	WHEREAS, With 25 years' experience working at art 
institutions, Ms. Reese has served as director and curator of the 
Williams Gallery at New Mexico State University, where she 
organized exhibitions and implemented public programs; she also 
distinguished herself as curator and assistant director at the 
former Huntington Art Gallery at The University of Texas at Austin; 
and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed professional has overseen the 
construction of a new building for the El Paso Museum of Art, which 
now boasts an exceedingly attractive and flexible interior space to 
house the university's permanent collection of local and regional 
contemporary art; Ms. Reese's knowledge of the art world and her 
ability to bring together diverse members of the community have 
enabled the museum to host significant traveling exhibitions, and 
her relationships with well-known artists have resulted in 
important loans such as "Vaquero" by Luis Jimenez; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Reese graduated summa cum laude from New Mexico 
State University with a master's degree in art history, and she has 
published more than 30 exhibition catalogues and multiple articles 
on American art; and
	WHEREAS, The strength of our communities and the vitality of 
the State of Texas depend on the dedication of women like Becky 
Reese; her considerable talents and expertise have helped make the 
El Paso Museum of Art a vibrant and exciting cultural center, and it 
is a pleasure to join the commission in honoring her at this time; 
now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Becky Duval Reese on her induction 
into the El Paso Commission for Women Hall of Fame 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 Ms. Reese as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                          Chavez

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 829 was adopted by the House on April 
7, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House