TITLE: Congratulating Fred Hines on the occasion of his retirement.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Fred Hines on the occasion of his retirement.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Fred Hines is retiring as president and chief executive officer of Clarity Child Guidance Center in 2018, drawing to a close two decades of exemplary service to the center and its patients; and WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Nebraska Omaha, Mr. Hines earned a masters degree in business administration from Creighton University and served as chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood in Omaha; in 1978, he moved to San Antonio, where he was chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood South Texas, and he subsequently led the city's largest hospice organization; when the hospice merged with the Visiting Nurse Association, he took over as chief executive officer of the combined entity; and WHEREAS, Mr. Hines has served as president and chief executive officer of Clarity Child Guidance Center, a comprehensive behavioral and mental health treatment facility for children, since 1998; the center is also a teaching hospital for the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and it annually treats 1,600 inpatients and 30,000 outpatients; and WHEREAS, Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Hines, the center completed a $21 million expansion that increased the main location's inpatient capacity, added a crisis assessment unit, and established an outpatient clinic on the West Side of San Antonio; the center has earned the Ethics in Business Award from the Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health and The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business, and it was rated as one of San Antonio's outstanding employers by the San Antonio Express-News;moreover, in 2016, Mr. Hines won the San Antonio Business Journal CEO Award; and WHEREAS, This esteemed professional has served on many advisory committees and workgroups devoted to improving mental health care in Bexar County, and he is a member of the National Association for Children's Behavioral Health and BioMed SA boards; and WHEREAS, Through his dedication to the highest standards of his profession, Mr. Hines has greatly benefited the lives of countless children and families in the San Antonio area, and he may reflect with pride on his many achievements as he embarks upon the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th Legislature, hereby congratulate Fred Hines on his retirement as president and chief executive officer of Clarity Child Guidance Center and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for Mr. Hines as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Uresti, Men ndez President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 16, 2017.