1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 789 1-3 WHEREAS, It is indeed an honor for the Texas Senate to recognize 1-4 Justin Wakeland on the occasion of his retirement after 36 years 1-5 of devoted service in the field of education; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Superintendent of Schools in the Frisco Independent 1-7 School District since 1978, Dr. Wakeland brought extensive 1-8 experience to his position; he faithfully served the students and 1-9 parents of the district throughout his tenure; the esteemed educator 1-10 brought about needed changes to better serve the community; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Justin Wakeland received his early education 1-12 in Ellis County schools and graduated from Waxahachie High 1-13 School in 1957; an outstanding athlete, he attended 1-14 The University of Texas on a baseball scholarship and earned 1-15 a bachelor's degree in physical education and mathematics in 1961; 1-16 and 1-17 WHEREAS, He continued his studies at the University of 1-18 North Texas, where he was awarded a master of education degree 1-19 in 1965 and a doctor of education degree in 1972; and 1-20 WHEREAS, His first teaching position was with the Dallas 1-21 Independent School District in 1961; for the next 15 years, he 1-22 worked in all geographical areas of the city as a teacher, coach, 1-23 and principal of elementary and secondary schools; he established 2-1 himself as a leader in administrative organizations and helped 2-2 develop the district's mathematics curriculum; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Recognized as a responsible and loyal administrator, 2-4 Dr. Wakeland has earned the respect and friendship of his colleagues 2-5 for his important contributions to education; he is the recipient of 2-6 numerous awards and honors, including the Golden Eagle Special 2-7 Recognition Award in 1990 presented by the University of North 2-8 Texas Professional Administrators and Supervisors Council; he was 2-9 recognized as one of 12 of today's leaders in Texas education in 2-10 1989 by Texas School Business Magazine; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 75th Legislature, hereby express its deep gratitude to 2-13 Dr. Justin Wakeland for his notable achievements; and, be it 2-14 further 2-15 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-16 him as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-17 Shapiro 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the above 2-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-22 on May 21, 1997. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Member, Texas Senate