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.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
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. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
