H.R. No. 180
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Mable M. Chandler is a remarkable individual whose
    1-2  myriad contributions as an educator, community leader, and mentor
    1-3  to many of her former students have profoundly influenced the
    1-4  course of public education in the Dallas Independent School
    1-5  District; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, A native Texan, she was born on December 2, 1915, in
    1-7  Cass County and is herself a product of the Dallas public school
    1-8  system, having attended Pacific Avenue and Julia C. Frazier
    1-9  elementary schools and graduated from Booker T. Washington High
   1-10  School; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, After high school, Mrs. Chandler moved to Austin,
   1-12  where she earned a bachelor's degree from Huston-Tillotson College;
   1-13  she later continued her education as a student at the University of
   1-14  Iowa, which awarded her a master's degree after an intensive
   1-15  nine-month course of study; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, For 31 years, Mrs. Chandler served as a dedicated
   1-17  educator at Lincoln High School, where she taught not only from the
   1-18  textbook but by example; a gifted teacher, she kept her students
   1-19  abreast of the many historical and contemporary contributions of
   1-20  African Americans to the world while providing them with the
   1-21  skills, self-confidence, and encouragement they needed to become
   1-22  happy and productive members of society; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, Her commitment toward her students has always
   1-24  extended beyond the boundaries of the classroom; a noted
    2-1  philanthropist, she has given generously of herself to each child
    2-2  she has come in contact with over the years who exhibited a need
    2-3  and a strong desire to continue his or her studies, enabling more
    2-4  than 60 young people to pursue their dreams of a higher education;
    2-5  and
    2-6        WHEREAS, Outside of her work with the school district, this
    2-7  admirable woman's love of children also was ever-present throughout
    2-8  47 years of leading Sunday school activities at Greater New Zion
    2-9  Baptist Church of Dallas; and
   2-10        WHEREAS, Mrs. Chandler has earned a number of well-deserved
   2-11  accolades throughout her full and generous life, including Woman of
   2-12  the Year awards from Zeta Phi Beta and United for Action, the A.
   2-13  Maceo Smith Award presented by The African American Museum, the
   2-14  Willow Award of the Black Chamber of Commerce, St. Mark's Home
   2-15  Mission Ministries Humanitarian Award, the Dallas Black History
   2-16  Chronicle's 1995 Legends in Education Marion Butts Award, and an
   2-17  award from the National Alliance of Black School Educators, to name
   2-18  but a few; and
   2-19        WHEREAS, In seeking a meaningful manner by which to pay
   2-20  tribute to Mrs. Chandler for the difference she has made in their
   2-21  lives, the members of the 1954 graduating class of Lincoln High
   2-22  School established the Mable M. Chandler Scholarship Foundation in
   2-23  her honor in June 1994; and
   2-24        WHEREAS, The following individuals lend their valuable
   2-25  insight and expertise to the benefit of the foundation as members
   2-26  of its board of directors: Thomas J. Hendricks, John H. Hopps,
   2-27  Velma C.  Nance, Billye S. Aaron, Mary V. Gauthier, Tisha A. Horn,
    3-1  James L.  Sweatt III, Ray H. Shelton, and Alonzo Chappell; and
    3-2        WHEREAS,  Others who hope to expand the educational horizons
    3-3  of many deserving young Texans include the members of the
    3-4  foundation's hardworking scholarship committee: Gary Abernathy,
    3-5  Mack H. Criddell, Joe Atkins, Clementene Gulley, Catherine B. Lee,
    3-6  Gwendolyn Turner, Evelyn B. Mayfield, the Reverend J. Bob Thomas,
    3-7  Martha Blakemore, and George Bowdre; and
    3-8        WHEREAS, Throughout a lifetime of accomplishment, Mable M.
    3-9  Chandler has exemplified the highest standards of the teaching
   3-10  profession and earned a special place in the hearts of the many
   3-11  people whose lives she has touched through her extraordinary
   3-12  efforts in behalf of others; now, therefore, be it
   3-13        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   3-14  Legislature hereby commend Mable M. Chandler for the many
   3-15  significant contributions she has made to public education in Texas
   3-16  and extend to her warmest best wishes for continued good fortune in
   3-17  the years to come; and, be it further
   3-18        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   3-19  prepared for Mrs. Chandler as an expression of high regard by the
   3-20  Texas House of Representatives.