Bill Text: TX HR594 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Margaret McDermott of Dallas on being named the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts honoree for Individual Arts Patron by the Texas Cultural Trust.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR594 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR594-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Margaret McDermott of Dallas on being named the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts honoree for Individual Arts Patron by the Texas Cultural Trust.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR594 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR594-Introduced.html
84R7691 RMA-D | ||
By: Meyer | H.R. No. 594 |
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WHEREAS, Margaret McDermott of Dallas has been named the 2015 | ||
Texas Medal of Arts honoree for Individual Arts Patron by the Texas | ||
Cultural Trust; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Medal of Arts program pays tribute to | ||
residents of the Lone Star State who have significantly benefited a | ||
variety of artistic disciplines in the state, either through | ||
personal achievement or through benevolent support; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. McDermott has been a philanthropist and a | ||
pillar of her community for more than six decades; she and her | ||
husband, Texas Instruments cofounder Eugene McDermott, established | ||
the Eugene McDermott Foundation in 1955, and through the years, the | ||
initiative has provided millions of dollars in behalf of worthwhile | ||
civic, cultural, and educational endeavors and has assisted such | ||
notable institutions as The University of Texas at Dallas, the UT | ||
Health Science Center, the University of Dallas, the Dallas Public | ||
Library System, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Museum of | ||
Art, and the Dallas County Community College District; and | ||
WHEREAS, A champion of accessible, high-quality education, | ||
Mrs. McDermott has been an invaluable advocate of the DCCCD since | ||
its inception in 1965, serving the system as the inaugural vice | ||
chair of the board of trustees and playing an instrumental part in | ||
the planning of the district's seven colleges; moreover, she | ||
generously donated funds for the installation of the Founders' | ||
Foyer at the DCCCD headquarters and for the construction of William | ||
P. Clements Jr. University Hospital at the UT Southwestern Medical | ||
Center; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. McDermott's tireless efforts have been | ||
recognized with a number of prestigious accolades, including the | ||
Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award from the Pi Beta Phi | ||
Fraternity for Women and the Santa Rita Award, the highest honor | ||
bestowed by the UT Board of Regents; in addition, she has been named | ||
an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, and the | ||
City of Dallas honored her with the dedication of the Margaret | ||
McDermott Bridge, for which she retained world-renowned Spanish | ||
architect Santiago Calatrava to design a beautiful addition to the | ||
city's landscape; and | ||
WHEREAS, Margaret McDermott has long played a pivotal role in | ||
the arts community and in arts education in Texas, and her | ||
immeasurable contributions and selfless dedication have increased | ||
opportunities for others and enriched countless lives; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Margaret McDermott on her | ||
selection as the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts honoree for Individual | ||
Arts Patron by the Texas Cultural Trust and extend to her sincere | ||
appreciation for her unwavering commitment to the arts; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. McDermott as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |