First Lady of Texas
She became First Lady of Texas in 2000 when Rick Perry became Governor of Texas following the resignation of President-elect George W. Bush. Rick Perry previously served as Lieutenant Governor.
In October 2000, she and her husband hosted the first Texas Conference for Women which became an annual event. The conference addresses such issues as professional development, health care, and personal growth. Texas Tech University renamed its nursing school in Mrs. Perry's honor in 2008, and two nursing endowments are also set up in her name: The Anita Thigpen Perry Nursing Excellence Scholarship at West Texas A&M University, and The Anita Thigpen Perry Endowment at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Anita Perry's priorites, as listed on the Office of the Governor of Texas website, include the Texas Conference for Women; travel, tourism, and economic development; immunizations (she is actively engaged with The March of Dimes); encouraging Texans to pursue careers in nursing to deal with a nursing shortage; historic preservation, and the reconstruction/remodeling of the Texas Governor's Mansion, which was devastated by arson in 2008.
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