HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, Children are the Lone Star State's most precious
1-2 natural resource, and the dedicated professionals entrusted with
1-3 their education have earned the profound gratitude and admiration
1-4 of their fellow Texans; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Dr. Mary Gagne is one such individual, and in her
1-6 years as principal of Beaumont's Monsignor Kelly Catholic High
1-7 School she has overseen its emergence as one of the country's
1-8 preeminent private schools; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Dr. Gagne's record as an educator has attracted
1-10 national attention, and in addition to being designated an
1-11 Outstanding Educator in America by President George Bush, she has
1-12 also been honored with a Blue Ribbon Award as one of the nation's
1-13 finest school administrators by Executive Educator magazine; and
1-14 WHEREAS, The esteem in which Dr. Gagne is held by her
1-15 professional peers is evident from the many organizations that have
1-16 sought her expertise and experience, including the U.S. Department
1-17 of Education, the National Catholic Education Association, and the
1-18 Texas Association of Secondary School Principals State Board; and
1-19 WHEREAS, A model for private schools across the nation,
1-20 Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School has flourished under Dr.
1-21 Gagne's leadership, and the school's rigorous academic standards
1-22 have produced remarkable results; 99 percent of graduates go on to
1-23 pursue university studies, and the number of students achieving
1-24 National Merit recognition is greater than the total combined
2-1 number from all other schools in a three-county area; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Even as enrollment has risen from 380 to 689
2-3 students, the school has seen the addition of a computerized
2-4 information center, a state-of-the-art science building, and a new
2-5 multi-purpose building that comprises four classrooms, a gymnasium,
2-6 and a studio theater, and these improvements will no doubt further
2-7 enhance the school's supportive learning environment; and
2-8 WHEREAS, Dr. Gagne has labored diligently to extend the
2-9 educational advantages of Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School to
2-10 as many young people as possible, and through her dedicated efforts
2-11 the $3 Million Foundation was created to cover the tuition costs of
2-12 those students who might not otherwise be able to attend the
2-13 school; and
2-14 WHEREAS, Dr. Mary Gagne's powerful commitment to excellence
2-15 has ensured her reputation as an exemplary administrator even as
2-16 her efforts have touched the lives of thousands of students through
2-17 the years, and it is indeed fitting to recognize her many
2-18 contributions to her fellow Texans at this time; now, therefore, be
2-19 it
2-20 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-21 hereby honor Dr. Mary Gagne for her achievements in the field of
2-22 education and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
2-23 success and happiness in the future; and, be it further
2-24 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-25 prepared for Dr. Gagne as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-26 House of Representatives and Senate.
Price
Stiles
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 196 was adopted by the House on
April 10, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 196 was adopted by the Senate on
April 14, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor