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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Kathy Shannon retired as executive director of the |
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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum in Midland on October 1, 2023, |
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drawing to a close many years of outstanding service; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Shannon joined the Petroleum Museum as director |
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of education in 1995, and in that role, she oversaw the addition of |
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the organization's transportation wing, which uses Chaparral race |
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cars to educate visitors on the scientific principles of |
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aerodynamics and physics; in November 2004, she assumed her |
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position as executive director; over the course of a tenure |
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spanning nearly two decades, the museum opened an educational hall |
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and a mineral gallery highlighting mineral specimens from across |
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the globe, underwent an $18 million renovation of its petroleum |
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exhibits, and launched its state-of-the-art STEAM education |
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center; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Ms. Shannon has contributed to her |
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profession as board president of the Texas Association of Museums |
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from 2011 to 2012 and as a member of the Permian Basin Museum |
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Association; in 2016, she was presented with the TAM President's |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Shannon has also given back to the greater |
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community by serving on the board of the Trinity School of Midland |
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and by collaborating with the Texas Education Agency on revising |
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the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills test through the Texas |
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Energy Council; and |
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WHEREAS, The Petroleum Museum has benefited immeasurably |
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from Kathy Shannon's leadership and her unwavering commitment to |
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the institution's mission, and she may indeed reflect with pride on |
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all that she has accomplished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Kathy Shannon on her retirement from the |
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Permian Basin Petroleum Museum and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Shannon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |