H.R. No. 778
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The members of this chamber are proud to honor Dr.
    1-2  Joann Horton, the eighth president of Texas Southern University,
    1-3  for her many years of service to the academic community; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, A graduate of Appalachian State University with both
    1-5  a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in French, Dr. Horton
    1-6  furthered her education at Ohio State University, where she earned
    1-7  a doctor of philosophy degree in higher education administration;
    1-8  and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Her professional career in the field of education
   1-10  began with her position as coordinator of curriculum development
   1-11  for Olive Harvey College, an institution of the City Colleges of
   1-12  Chicago system; her many responsibilities there included planning,
   1-13  organizing, and providing curricular services to all academic
   1-14  departments while supervising a staff of 33 employees; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, She returned to Ohio State University after
   1-16  accepting a challenging offer to conduct a services utilization
   1-17  study for the local YWCA, and the administrative and time
   1-18  management skills she learned on the job served her well in her
   1-19  subsequent position as assistant commissioner for the state of
   1-20  Tennessee's Department of General Services; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Yet education remained her first priority, and she
   1-22  returned to the City Colleges of Chicago system in 1982 to serve
   1-23  Olive Harvey College as vice president for faculty instruction and
   1-24  outreach programs; highly regarded for her supervisory and planning
    2-1  skills, she was asked to serve as acting provost of Kennedy King
    2-2  College while the college conducted the search for a new president
    2-3  and was later promoted to the position of provost at Olive Harvey
    2-4  College; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, This esteemed educator went on to serve the Iowa
    2-6  Department of Education as the director for all the state's
    2-7  community colleges, and in that role she provided outstanding
    2-8  leadership in developing and implementing academic policies; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, In addition, Dr. Horton has contributed her time and
   2-10  expertise to several community boards and commissions; she served
   2-11  for four years as commissioner-at-large for the North Central
   2-12  Association of Colleges and Schools and was a fellow of Leadership
   2-13  Greater Chicago, and she was a distinguished member of the Iowa
   2-14  Governor's Target Alliance Executive Board; and
   2-15        WHEREAS, The experience, integrity, and professionalism that
   2-16  Dr. Joann Horton has brought to her position as president of Texas
   2-17  Southern University will undoubtedly benefit the students and
   2-18  faculty of that fine institution, and it is only fitting that the
   2-19  members of this chamber recognize Dr. Horton for her exceptional
   2-20  efforts in preparing our young people for the future; now,
   2-21  therefore, be it
   2-22        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-23  Legislature hereby honor Dr. Joann Horton for her wealth of
   2-24  contributions to the academic world and extend to her warmest best
   2-25  wishes for many more years of continued success; and, be it further
   2-26        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-27  prepared for Dr. Horton as an expression of high regard by the
    3-1  Texas House of Representatives.