Bill Text: TX SR702 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Claudia S. Jackson on the occasion of her retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - Reported enrolled [SR702 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR702-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Claudia S. Jackson is retiring from Del Mar | ||
| College in Corpus Christi on April 30, 2019, drawing to a close an | ||
| outstanding tenure that has spanned more than four decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former director of public information for Bee | ||
| County College, Claudia Jackson assumed the same role at Del Mar | ||
| College in 1977; after 21 years in that position, she became the | ||
| assistant to the president for community relations, and she was | ||
| subsequently promoted to executive director of community and | ||
| legislative relations before being named executive director of | ||
| strategic communication and government relations in 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A member of the president's executive team, she | ||
| has advanced the mission of Del Mar College by managing | ||
| institutional advertising, publications, marketing, and social | ||
| media as well as guiding the crisis communication team and acting | ||
| as a liaison to elected officials; moreover, she was responsible | ||
| for the information component of the 2014 Capital Improvement | ||
| Program; under her direction, the College Relations Office has | ||
| received nearly a hundred marketing and advertising awards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi and | ||
| Leadership Texas, Claudia Jackson has given back to the community | ||
| as chair of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education | ||
| District IV/Southwest and as a member of the CASE international | ||
| board of directors; in addition, she cochaired the BoldFuture for | ||
| the Coastal Bend planning initiative and chaired the Corpus | ||
| Christi Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She has garnered numerous accolades over the | ||
| years, including the CASE District IV Distinguished Achievement | ||
| Award and the Corpus Christi YWCA Woman of the Year in | ||
| Communications award; she holds a bachelor's degree in | ||
| journalism from The University of Texas at Austin and a master's | ||
| degree in communications, business, and photography from Texas | ||
| A&M University--Corpus Christi; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Claudia Jackson's dedication, professionalism, | ||
| and commitment to excellence have greatly benefited Del Mar | ||
| College, and she may take well-deserved pride in her exceptional | ||
| record of achievement as she embarks on the next exciting chapter | ||
| of her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate Claudia S. Jackson on her | ||
| retirement from Del Mar College and extend to her sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Hinojosa | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 7, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
