Bill Text: TX HR3321 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Naomi Cox Andrews on her selection as the 2015 Thurgood Marshall School of Law Alumnus of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-01 - Reported enrolled [HR3321 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR3321-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 3321 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Naomi Cox Andrews of Pearland has been named the | ||
| 2015 Alumnus of the Year by Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas | ||
| Southern University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A 1983 graduate of the law school, Ms. Andrews has | ||
| been involved in the university community for many decades, having | ||
| also earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in business | ||
| from TSU; highly respected for her leadership and expertise, she | ||
| was appointed to the university's board of regents by Governor | ||
| Dolph Briscoe in 1974 and was later reappointed by Governor Bill | ||
| Clements; today, she is a dedicated member of the alumni board of | ||
| Thurgood Marshall School of Law; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrews has further distinguished herself | ||
| through numerous other accomplishments in the Houston area and | ||
| beyond; she helped break down racial barriers in 1961, when she | ||
| became the first African American clerical employee at the Houston | ||
| Post, and she subsequently became the first African American | ||
| secretary at Shell Oil; after moving to California, she taught in | ||
| the Compton public schools while her husband, Dr. Rawle Andrews, | ||
| was finishing his medical training; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following the couple's return to Houston, | ||
| Ms. Andrews helped her husband establish his medical practice, and | ||
| she also began taking leadership roles in a wide variety of civic | ||
| initiatives; over the years, she has worked in behalf of a number of | ||
| community organizations and charitable causes, including Texas Job | ||
| Corps Women in Action projects and the fund-raising fashion show of | ||
| the Houston Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta; she | ||
| presently serves on the board of the Can! Academy Education | ||
| Foundation in Dallas, and she chairs the board of the Youth Freedom | ||
| Institute at First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, where she is a | ||
| valued congregant; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Andrews has been employed as director of finance | ||
| at the Andrews Medical Clinic, as a financial planner for | ||
| Ameriprise, and as an assistant auditor for Freestone County, and | ||
| she has served as an instructor at Navarro College; she is the | ||
| devoted mother of four children, and she takes great pride in her | ||
| seven grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Naomi Cox Andrews has distinguished herself through | ||
| her numerous contributions to higher education and to the Houston | ||
| community, and this prestigious accolade is a reflection of the | ||
| high esteem in which she is held; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Naomi Cox Andrews on her selection | ||
| as the 2015 Thurgood Marshall School of Law Alumnus of the Year 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. Andrews as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Rose | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 3321 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 30, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
