By: Cain S.R. No. 257 1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure 1-4 in recognizing Willie Lee Campbell Glass for her exceptional 1-5 contributions to the field of education for more than 60 years; 1-6 and 1-7 WHEREAS, The esteemed educator has spent her adult 1-8 life nurturing and guiding countless young people during their 1-9 formative years and has earned the respect and admiration of 1-10 students and colleagues alike; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Born in Nacogdoches, Texas, on August 24, 1910, 1-12 Willie Lee is the beloved daughter of two well-known educators, 1-13 E. J. and Mary Kennedy Campbell, who instilled in their only child 1-14 valuable lessons that the young girl carried with her all her 1-15 life; and 1-16 WHEREAS, After graduating from E. J. Campbell High School 1-17 that was named for her father, Willie Lee attended Prairie View 1-18 A&M College, where she earned a bachelor of science degree; she 1-19 continued her education at Iowa State College and at age 21 became 1-20 the youngest student to acquire a master's degree from the school; 1-21 she also attended Columbia University, Union Theological Seminary, 1-22 and the University of Wisconsin; and 1-23 WHEREAS, She began her long and fruitful relationship 2-1 with Texas College in 1936, the same year she was married to 2-2 the president of that institution, Dr. Dominion R. Glass; as wife 2-3 of the president, Mrs. Glass became a positive role model for the 2-4 students who lived on campus; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Glass followed the examples of her parents 2-6 in teaching her students to be proud of who they were, thereby 2-7 building their self-esteem; her encouragement and ability to 2-8 see the potential in each child helped them to develop a 2-9 desire to achieve; and 2-10 WHEREAS, During the course of her notable career, she 2-11 has served as chairman of the Home Economics Department at 2-12 Texas College, Tyler Junior College, and Prairie View A&M 2-13 College and has shared her knowledge as a consultant and 2-14 supervisor for the State Department of Education and the 2-15 Texas Education Agency; and 2-16 WHEREAS, Dedicated to educating children of all social, 2-17 economic, and ethnic groups, Willie Lee Glass is presently 2-18 serving as vice chairman of the North Tyler Day Nursery 2-19 Association; her devotion to education has been hailed by 2-20 state and national groups; the first African-American 2-21 recipient of the T. B. Butler Award in 1986, she was elected 2-22 to the Dallas Negro Hall of Fame and the Texas Woman's Hall 2-23 of Fame in 1985 for outstanding civic leadership; now, 2-24 therefore, be it 2-25 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 3-1 75th Legislature, hereby commend Willie Lee Glass for her notable 3-2 achievements in the lives of the youth of Texas College and the 3-3 Tyler community; and, be it further 3-4 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 3-5 her as a token of the admiration of the Texas Senate. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 President of the Senate 3-8 I hereby certify that the above 3-9 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-10 on February 27, 1997. 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Secretary of the Senate 3-13 ______________________________________ 3-14 Member, Texas Senate