HR680 - Commending Rear Admiral U.S. Public Health Service (Ret.) TeCora Ballom for her contributions.

      H.R. No. 680       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Rear Admiral United States Public Health Service   (Ret.) TeCora Ballom greatly benefited her fellow citizens over the   course of a distinguished 38-year career as a board-certified   family and correctional medicine physician; and          WHEREAS, Born in Tyler and raised in Dallas, Dr. Ballom   earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from Bishop College and   went on to graduate from the Texas College of Osteopathic   Medicine-University of North Texas Health Science Center in 1984;   she later completed a master of public health degree in nutrition at   the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a second master's   degree in health informatics-healthcare analytics at the   University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine; and          WHEREAS, Dr. Ballom was commissioned as an officer in the   U.S. Public Health Service in 1985 at the Federal Correctional   Institution in Fort Worth; transitioning to private practice in   1990, she remained in the reserve while employed as medical   director for Neighborhood Medical Clinic; she returned to active   duty in 2001 at the Federal Medical Center Carswell, and after   serving as clinical director, she was named medical director for   the Federal Bureau of Prisons South Central Region in 2006; since   her retirement in 2023, she has continued to teach as an adjunct   assistant professor for the George Washington University School of   Medicine; and          WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Ballom has shared her expertise   with many organizations, including the Tarrant County Medical   Society's Public Health Advisory Committee and the Texas   Osteopathic Medical Association's Council on Minority Health   Affairs; among numerous accolades, she has received the 2014 USPHS   Applied Public Health Physician of the Year award, two USPHS   Outstanding Service Medals, the Federal Bureau of Prisons   Distinguished Service Medal, and the FBOP Director Special   Recognition Award; and          WHEREAS, Dr. Ballom advanced the important mission of the   U.S. Public Health Service through her leadership, skill, and   commitment to excellence, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a   career well spent; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby commend Rear Admiral United States Public Health   Service (Ret.) TeCora Ballom for her contributions 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 Dr. Ballom as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Y. Davis of Dallas     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 680 was adopted by the House on April   9, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House