Bill Text: TX SR331 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Myrlan Coleman on the occasion of her retirement.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-28 - Reported enrolled [SR331 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR331-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Myrlan Coleman retired as an art instructor at | ||
| Weatherford College in 2020, drawing to a close an outstanding | ||
| tenure that spanned more than five decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1969, Ms. Coleman accepted a position in the | ||
| audio/visual department of Weatherford College; a graduate of | ||
| The University of Texas at Austin, she went on to earn a master's | ||
| degree from Texas Woman's University, and soon after, she became | ||
| an instructor at WC; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of 51 years with the college, | ||
| Ms. Coleman demonstrated an outstanding commitment to her | ||
| students and distinguished herself as a caring and supportive | ||
| mentor; she has inspired many young artists, and in her last year | ||
| as an educator, she hosted her 100th student art exhibition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Coleman further benefited the college by | ||
| serving as department chair from 1999 to 2005; in addition, she | ||
| was tasked with designing WC's annual Christmas card, and she | ||
| painted a portrait of Marjorie Black Alkek for the Alkek Fine | ||
| Arts Center; among her many achievements, she was honored at the | ||
| Weatherford College annual employee awards dinner, and she | ||
| received the 2019 Presidential Service Award at the Presidential | ||
| Luncheon; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Myrlan Coleman has made a profound and positive | ||
| difference in the lives of countless students, and she may indeed | ||
| reflect with pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Myrlan Coleman on her | ||
| retirement as an art instructor at Weatherford College 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 Ms. Coleman as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 28, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
