Bill Text: TX HR639 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Melba J. T. Vasquez on her receipt of the 2020 Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology by the American Psychological Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR639 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR639-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Melba J. T. Vasquez on her receipt of the 2020 Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology by the American Psychological Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR639 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR639-Introduced.html
87R19107 BK-D | ||
By: Howard | H.R. No. 639 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Melba J. T. Vasquez has been honored by the | ||
American Psychological Association with its 2020 Award for | ||
Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology; and | ||
WHEREAS, A pioneer for women of color in psychology, | ||
Dr. Vasquez became the first Latina president of APA in 2011; | ||
during her tenure, she targeted issues such as immigration and | ||
educational disparities and focused on eliminating discrimination | ||
and promoting diversity; she has also benefited the association as | ||
a member of the APA Board of Directors and as a multi-term member of | ||
the APA Council of Representatives, in addition to holding dozens | ||
of roles on APA governance boards, committees, and task forces; her | ||
other leadership experience includes serving as president of APA | ||
Divisions 17 and 35 and of the Texas Psychological Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Vasquez is a cofounder of both APA Division 45: | ||
the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and | ||
Race and the National Multicultural Conference and Summit; through | ||
these endeavors, she has worked to elevate and highlight the | ||
achievements of other psychologists of color, and she has spent her | ||
career mentoring and supporting psychologists from marginalized | ||
communities to take on leadership roles in and outside of APA; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Vasquez has published | ||
extensively on professional ethics, social justice, ethnic | ||
minority psychology, women's psychology, and other topics; she is | ||
coauthor of such works as Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling | ||
and How to Survive and Thrive as a Therapist, and she has written | ||
more than 100 journal articles and book chapters; additionally, she | ||
has served on the editorial boards of 10 journals and has been | ||
invited to be the keynote speaker at many events; she holds a | ||
bachelor's degree from Texas State University and a doctorate in | ||
counseling psychology from The University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, The American Psychological Association and the | ||
wider field of psychology have gained immeasurably from the | ||
leadership, dedication, and vision of Dr. Melba Vasquez, and | ||
through her extraordinary efforts to advance equity and | ||
opportunity, she has exemplified the highest standards of service | ||
to her profession; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Melba J. T. Vasquez on her | ||
receipt of the 2020 Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to | ||
Psychology by the American Psychological Association and extend to | ||
her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Vasquez as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |