Our local state representative Erin Zwiener stopped by the Hays Free Press/News-Dispatch office to present our publisher Cyndy Slovak-Barton a resolution in recognition of her induction to the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame. Congratulations Cyndy!
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Cyndy Slovak-Barton, award-winning publisher of the Hays Free Press in Kyle and the Dripping Springs News-Dispatch, is being inducted into the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame on January 17, 2020; and
WHEREAS, A native of West, Cyndy Slovak-Barton became the first member of her family to attend college when she enrolled at Baylor University; she went on to study at The University of Texas at Austin, graduating from the School of Communications; in addition to her work as a newspaper publisher, she is the co-owner of Gap Strategies and a successful retail and property manager who has helped oversee the completion of several construction projects; earlier in her career, she honed her skills as a social services and agricultural policy analyst for legendary U.S. Representative Jake Pickle; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Slovak-Barton is a past president of the South Texas Press Association, and she has served on the board of the Texas Press Association and on the TPA’s Legislative Advisory Committee; she has been recognized many times with the TPA’s Community Service Award and Sweepstakes Award and has also received the Jim Lehrer Award for Investigative Journalism; moreover, she has given generously of her time and talents to the boards of the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center, the Hays Foundation, The Buda Chamber of Commerce, and the Budafest Committee; and
WHEREAS, Through her many contributions to local journalism and her lifelong commitment to serving her community, Cyndy Slovak-Barton has earned the deep respect and admiration of her professional peers, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her receipt of this well-deserved honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Cyndy Slovak-Barton be congratulated on her induction into the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame and that she be extended sincere best wishes for the future.
Erin Zwiener
State Representative
District 45
