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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sylvia Ferdon, head coach of the Baylor University |
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women's golf team, is retiring on May 31, 2011, after a notable |
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career spanning 17 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Ferdon has guided the program since 1994 and |
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helped the Lady Bears to attain a new level of prominence as they |
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became strong contenders for the Big 12 title and regularly earned a |
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spot in the NCAA regional tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, A successful player before she entered the coaching |
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ranks, Sylvia Ferdon was a member of the golf team at the University |
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of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and has been inducted into that school's |
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athletic hall of fame; she went on to compete on the Ladies |
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Professional Golf Association Tour for five years as well as in |
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other professional events, and she took part in the LPGA |
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Championship in 1992; in addition to her undergraduate degree, she |
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holds a master's degree in education from Tarleton State |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled mentor gained her first experience as a |
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coach at the University of Florida, where she was an assistant in |
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1973-1974, and at Florida State University, where she served as |
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head coach the following year; she has numerous years of experience |
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as an instructor and has been a Class A member of the LPGA Teaching |
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and Club Professionals Division since 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, After being appointed to her position overseeing the |
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Baylor women's golf program, Coach Ferdon quickly demonstrated her |
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knack for recruiting quality athletes, and her ability to teach and |
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inspire led to success on the course; the Lady Bears took part in |
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the NCAA regionals in 10 of the past 12 years and received the |
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team's first berth in the NCAA Championship in 2004; moreover, the |
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squad realized its highest all-time finishes in the Big 12 under her |
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direction, with numerous players earning conference honors; in |
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recognition of her fine work, she received the Big 12 Coach of the |
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Year award in 2000 and 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Ferdon has also created an environment that |
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has helped players to excel in their studies; her athletes have been |
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named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team 37 times, and the Lady Bears |
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received awards from the NCAA Division 1 Academic Performance |
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Program in both 2009 and 2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her knowledge, leadership, and commitment |
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to excellence, Sylvia Ferdon has enhanced the stature of the Baylor |
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University women's golf program while serving as a role model to |
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countless young women; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sylvia Ferdon on the occasion of her |
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retirement as head coach of the Baylor University women's golf team |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Ferdon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |