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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Karen McCormick Zachary, who is retiring after a |
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distinguished 37-year career with the Dallas Independent School |
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District; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of New Orleans, Karen received her |
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bachelor's degree in elementary education and teaching from |
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Prairie View A&M University in 1984; she was hired as an |
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elementary school teacher at L.P. Cowart Elementary School in |
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1986, marking the beginning of her long and impressive career |
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with the Dallas Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, Karen has devoted her energy to the education of |
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children for almost four decades; she began her career as an |
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elementary school counselor at Birdie Alexander Elementary |
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School and Umphrey Lee Elementary School after earning a master's |
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degree in counseling education from Texas A&M |
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University-Commerce in 1992; her commitment to supporting and |
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guiding young students toward achieving their full potential has |
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been a positive influence on the lives of countless individuals; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A dedicated and resourceful counselor, Karen has |
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greatly assisted her students and fellow educators with state |
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testing preparation, child advocacy resourcing, and |
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extracurricular activities such as Destination Imagination and |
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track and basketball programs; she was recognized as the |
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Outstanding Elementary School Counselor of the Southwest |
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Community in 2009 and as the Dallas Independent School District |
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Counselor of the Year in 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, Karen's stewardship and generosity extends |
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outside of the school district, and she is an active member of |
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Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Duncanville and the Alpha Kappa |
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Alpha Sorority, where she has served in many leadership roles; |
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she has been an outstanding and trusted mentor, educator, and |
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advisor to all of her students, and she can reflect with pride on |
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her distinguished service in the Dallas Independent School |
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District; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Karen McCormick Zachary on her |
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exceptional career and her many contributions to public |
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education and to the Dallas community and extend to her best |
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wishes for the retirement years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |