May Newsletter Final
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2 SPRING 2005 TAID Board of Directors PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Pat Campbell McLaughlin, ASID, RID President Dear TAID Members: Marilyn Roberts, ASID, RID President Elect The 3rd TAID Legislative days, in Austin, were as Diana Walker, ASID, RID Secretary rewarding as they were fast paced and exhilarating! On M. Robbins Black, ASID, IIDA, RID February 28th and March 1st, 2005 TAID members walked VP of Education the halls of the Capitol. Over 160 ASID, IIDA interior Louise Nicholson Carter, IIDA, AAHID, RID designers, educators, students, supportive architects, industry Past President & VP Practice partners, clients and other interested parties were present. Jane Page Crump, ASID, RID VP Membership We divided into small groups with several of our young Carol Myers, Julie Reynolds, Cheryl VanDuyne, Joyce Shiska Andrea Freeman, ASID, RID smart enthusiastic students in each group to educate the VP West state legislators and their staffs regarding the elements of David Hildebrand, Allied ASID, RID, RA the practice act and the impact of interior design on the health, safety and welfare of the public. VP Gulf Coast Daniel Kauth VP Industry We were very pleased to welcome Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst along with many Senators, Representatives and members Ann Kilby, IIDA, RID of their staffs to our legislative reception held the evening of the 28th at the Driskill Hotel. The event has grown each session VP South and proven to be a wonderful opportunity to visit with the legislators in a more relaxed setting. Jill Carrell Lung, IIDA, RID IIDA Rep On Tuesday, the first of March, 2005 Carol Myers, ASID, IIDA, RID VP Northeast Representative Tony Goolsby read a resolution Gwendolyn Redman, Allied ASID on the floor of the House of Representatives on VP Students behalf of Interior Designers; later in the day, Julie Reynolds, Allied ASID, RID Governor Rick Perry presented us with a procla- VP of Legislative mation declaring March 1st, 2005 as Interior Charlotte Simms VP Marketing Design Day in the State of Texas.
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