Bill Text: TX HR341 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Suzanne J. "Sue" Nelson on her retirement as superintendent of Tuloso-Midway ISD.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR341 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR341-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 341 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson retired as superintendent of | ||
the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District on June 30, 2018, | ||
after nearly a quarter century of service to that district; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sue Nelson began her career in Edmond, Oklahoma, | ||
initially working as a teacher and later becoming a middle and high | ||
school principal; she joined Tuloso-Midway ISD in 1984, and after | ||
two years as director of elementary and secondary education, she | ||
was promoted to district superintendent; though she retired in | ||
1998, she went on to serve as superintendent of Eagle Pass ISD and | ||
then once again took charge of the Tuloso-Midway district for a | ||
brief tenure beginning in 2005; after guiding George West ISD, she | ||
returned to Tuloso-Midway for her third tenure as superintendent in | ||
2010; and | ||
WHEREAS, During her years with TMISD, Dr. Nelson led the | ||
district in increasing the diversity of the administrative team and | ||
professional staff, achieving top ratings from the School Financial | ||
Integrity Rating System of Texas, and securing the passage of a $36 | ||
million bond package; she was also instrumental in the district's | ||
1994 transition to a year-round school calendar; in recognition of | ||
her many contributions, she was named the 2016 Superintendent of | ||
the Year for Education Service Center Region 2, and the performing | ||
arts center at Tuloso-Midway High School was named in her honor in | ||
2014; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dr. Nelson | ||
holds a bachelor's degree in education, a master's degree in | ||
counseling, and a doctorate in school administration from the | ||
University of Oklahoma, and she was inducted into the OU Education | ||
Hall of Fame in 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her dedication, professionalism, and | ||
commitment to excellence, Sue Nelson has helped many young Texans | ||
acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed, and she may | ||
indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as she embarks on | ||
the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson on her | ||
retirement as superintendent of the Tuloso-Midway Independent | ||
School District and extend to her sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Herrero | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 341 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||