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It's exciting to be recognized by your peers, and even more exciting to be
recognized by the university that helped prepare you for your career.
When you grow up in a small community or go to a small school,
you don't always realize what the opportunities are,
and going to East Texas State University, now Texas A&M Commerce,
my horizons were broadened.
Some of the hallmarks of my career included establishing the first program
in Texas
to provide independent living services for older individuals with vision loss.
This program served as a national model
and now there is a program in every state.
Establishing the center on vision loss here in Dallas, has been exciting because
it gives us the opportunity to demonstrate tools and solutions
to help people learn to live independently.
And it's exciting to see some of our concepts included in venues, such as
the DFW International terminal, the American Airlines Center,
and the new Cowboy's Stadium.
Also,
governors Ann Richards and George Bush and Rick Perry
have all appointed me to state boards. In 2010, I was inducted into the
Texas Women's Hall of Fame,
and I guess the last was my favorite, because Alice Chair of the Governor's
Committee on People with Disabilities.
Success is a team effort.
It involves your family, your university, and your colleagues
and it brings to mind a quote that I like to use from Helen Keller,
and that is, " Alone we can do so little,
but together we can do so much."