By Harris                                              H.R. No. 586
       74R9902 PAN-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Mary H. Knapp is retiring this year from her post as
    1-2  department chair and lead instructor for the court reporting
    1-3  department at Alvin Community College, drawing to a close an
    1-4  outstanding career that has spanned more than half a century; and
    1-5        WHEREAS,  Mrs. Knapp came to Alvin Community College with a
    1-6  wealth of valuable experience gained through years of working in
    1-7  her chosen field both as an official court reporter and as an
    1-8  instructor; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, She served as chief clerk of finance and as a court
   1-10  reporter at Fort Dix, New Jersey, as director of office practice at
   1-11  Rider College in Trenton, New Jersey, and as a court reporting
   1-12  instructor at the Minnesota School of Business before moving to
   1-13  Texas in 1965 to accept a position as director of education for
   1-14  McMahon College of Court Reporting in Houston; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, After a decade of exemplary performance in that
   1-16  capacity, Mrs. Knapp joined the faculty of Alvin Community College
   1-17  where, for the past 20 years, she has guided many students in their
   1-18  efforts to pursue careers in the exciting and challenging field of
   1-19  court reporting; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, This talented educator is an acknowledged authority
   1-21  in her field, having authored a number of well-known publications,
   1-22  including The Complete Court Reporters Handbook and Teacher's
   1-23  Manual, a textbook that is widely used in court reporting schools
   1-24  throughout the nation; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, An active member of every accredited national
    2-2  shorthand/court reporting association, Mrs. Knapp has further
    2-3  distinguished herself as an instructor and chief examiner for the
    2-4  National Shorthand Reporters Association, and as a presenter,
    2-5  panelist, and participant at countless state, national, and
    2-6  international court reporting association meetings; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, Over the course of her exceptional career,
    2-8  Mrs. Knapp has earned numerous accolades for her extensive
    2-9  achievements; a fellow of the Academy of Professional Court
   2-10  Reporters, she also is listed in Who's Who of American Women and
   2-11  has been honored with the Houston Court Reporters Distinguished
   2-12  Service Award; and
   2-13        WHEREAS, For more than five decades, Mary Knapp has worked
   2-14  diligently to promote excellence in the field of court reporting
   2-15  and her expertise and dedication have significantly benefitted
   2-16  generations of Texas students; now, therefore, be it
   2-17        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-18  Legislature hereby congratulate Mary H. Knapp on the occasion of
   2-19  her retirement from Alvin Community College and extend warmest best
   2-20  wishes to her for a happy and rewarding retirement; and, be it
   2-21  further
   2-22        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-23  prepared for Mrs. Knapp as an expression of high regard by the
   2-24  Texas House of Representatives.