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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Penny Seay is retiring as executive director of the |
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Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at |
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Austin in September 2015, concluding an exemplary tenure that has |
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spanned more than a quarter-century; and |
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WHEREAS, When the center was founded in 1989, Dr. Seay was |
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named project coordinator, and she became executive director four |
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years later; under her guidance, the center has been awarded more |
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than $35 million from federal, state, local, and foundation sources |
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to conduct training, research, and evaluation projects in areas |
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that affect people with disabilities and their families; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Seay also serves as codirector of the Institute |
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for Person-Centered Practices, a collaboration between the Texas |
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Center for Disability Studies and the Texas A&M University Center |
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on Disability and Development, which are both University Centers |
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for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, |
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and Service; since 1992, she has served as principal investigator |
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of the Texas Technology Access Program; she is a longtime member of |
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the Texas Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities, and she |
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has served the Association of University Centers on Disabilities in |
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a number of key roles, including president; she holds a bachelor's |
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degree in elementary education and a master's degree in special |
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education from the University of Kansas, and she completed her |
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doctoral degree in special education at The University of Texas at |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her noteworthy career, Penny Seay |
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has distinguished herself through her leadership, vision, and |
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dedication, and she has earned the lasting respect and admiration |
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of her colleagues; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Penny Seay on the occasion of her |
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retirement as executive director of the Texas Center for Disability |
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Studies and that she be extended sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Seay as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |