TITLE: Congratulating Dr. Mary Jane Hamilton on her receipt of the 2015 Georgia Regents University College of Nursing Phoebe Kandel Rohrer Distinguished Alumna and Presidential Alumna Awards.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dr. Mary Jane Hamilton on her receipt of the 2015 Georgia Regents University College of Nursing Phoebe Kandel Rohrer Distinguished Alumna and Presidential Alumna Awards.

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WHEREAS, Dr. Mary Jane Hamilton of Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi has been chosen to receive the 2015 Georgia Regents University College of Nursing Phoebe Kandel Rohrer Distinguished Alumna and Presidential Alumna Awards; and WHEREAS, These two accolades are presented each year by the College of Nursing at Georgia Regents University to honor professional excellence and contributions to the profession; and WHEREAS, The founding dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, Dr. Hamilton earned her nursing degree from the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University in 1960; she went on to earn a master's degree in psychology at Texas A&M University--Kingsville in 1974 and a Ph.D. in nursing at Texas Woman's University in 1992; and WHEREAS, This distinguished educator has worked with nursing students in Corpus Christi since 1964, when she joined the faculty of the James R. Dougherty School of Nursing at Spohn Hospital; she went on to teach for 25 years at Del Mar College, and in 1993, she joined Texas A&M--Corpus Christi as a professor of nursing; she became the school's director of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences in 2002, and since 2004, she has served as dean of the college; and WHEREAS, Dr. Hamilton has been active in such professional organizations as the American Nurses Association, the Texas Nurses Association, and the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, and she has found time to give back to her community as a board member of the Corpus Christi Medical Center, the Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation, and the Regional Health Awareness Board; and WHEREAS, The skill and commitment that Dr. Mary Jane Hamilton has brought to her many responsibilities have greatly benefited the people of Corpus Christi, and she is indeed deserving of these prestigious awards from her alma mater; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Mary Jane Hamilton on her receipt of the 2015 Georgia Regents University College of Nursing Phoebe Kandel Rohrer Distinguished Alumna and Presidential Alumna Awards and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Hamilton as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Herrero Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1157 was adopted by the House on March 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House