SR 49 — Recognizing Stefanie Watkins Nance for her 21 years of military service and leadership.

By:AAWest S.R.ANo.A49 SENATE RESOLUTION WHEREAS,NO. The Senate of the State of Texas is Apleased to recognize Colonel Stefanie Watkins Nance on her 21 years of distinguished military service and her exemplary leadership at Joint Base San Antonio;

49 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize Colonel Stefanie Watkins Nance on her 21 years of distinguished military service and her exemplary leadership at Joint Base San Antonio;

and WHEREAS, In the course of her distinguished career, Colonel Watkins Nance has attained certification as an aerospace medicine specialist and as a certified physician executive, and she has provided pivotal leadership in operational medicine, aerospace medicine, and public health roles throughout such 2025S0479-2major 08/18/25events 1as S.R.the COVID-19 pandemic and the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan;

ANo.A49and majorWHEREAS, eventsColonel Watkins Nance was assigned to Joint Base San Antonio in August of 2023 to serve as thea COVID-19medical pandemicmember andof the UnitedFormal States’Physical withdrawalEducation fromBoard, Afghanistan;and she is retiring as S.R.

andANo.A49 WHEREAS, Colonel Watkins Nance was assigned to Joint Base San Antonio in August of 2023 to serve as a medical member of the Formal Physical Education Board, and she is retiring as department chair of Primary Care Services at the 59th Medical Operations Group, where she has provided strategic, clinical, and administrative direction for the Air Force’s largest military treatment facility and sole ambulatory surgical center since September of 2024;

2025S0479-2West 08/18/25________________________________ 2AAAAAPresident of the Senate AAAAAI hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on September 4, 2025.

________________________________ AAAAASecretary of the Senate ________________________________ AAAAAAMember, Texas Senate 2