1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 994 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-4 recognizing Sheila Simmons on her many years of outstanding 1-5 service to our state; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Sheila Simmons was a member of the first class of 1-7 provisionally admitted women to Texas A&M University in 1965, and 1-8 she graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1966; she began 1-9 her longtime service with the state in 1966 when she joined 1-10 The University of Texas System as an assistant to the chancellor; 1-11 she was a member of the chancellor's executive staff and an officer 1-12 of The University of Texas System; her responsibilities included 1-13 drafting correspondence for the chancellor and supervising office 1-14 staff; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Sheila proposed and created the Office of Records 1-16 Management for the permanent storage and retrieval of all official 1-17 documents for The University of Texas System, and she served on the 1-18 systemwide committee to review computer and telephone systems in 1-19 regard to needs for the future; she attended meetings of the Boards 1-20 of Regents and maintained all of the chancellors' appointments; she 1-21 served under four chancellors at the university until she became an 1-22 administrative assistant to the Governor of Texas in 1985; and 1-23 WHEREAS, In the governor's office, Sheila served as a member 2-1 of the governor's senior staff and coordinated all correspondence 2-2 and legal documents; she traveled with the governor to events and 2-3 out-of-town meetings and coordinated the governor's schedule with 2-4 the first lady's schedule; in 1990, she became the administrative 2-5 assistant to the Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Texas; 2-6 and 2-7 WHEREAS, Noted for her expertise and wealth of experience, 2-8 Sheila joined the office of Senator Jim Turner at the State Capitol 2-9 in August of 1991 and was promoted to the position of Chief of 2-10 Staff; her many responsibilities included management of the Capitol 2-11 office and supervision over the district offices; she coordinated 2-12 the duties of the senator's staff, handled official correspondence, 2-13 and served as a liaison to constituents; she retired in 1995; and 2-14 WHEREAS, A woman of many talents and interests, Sheila founded 2-15 the Jaguar Club of Austin, Incorporated, and serves on the Advisory 2-16 Board of the Humane Society of Austin and Travis County; her 2-17 hobbies have included rebuilding the engine in her own Jaguar; and 2-18 WHEREAS, An exemplary lady who has distinguished herself in 2-19 her career, Sheila Simmons is a gifted and remarkably proficient 2-20 individual, and she has served her state with loyalty, dedication, 2-21 and efficiency; now, therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-23 75th Legislature, hereby commend Sheila Simmons on her many 2-24 contributions to her state and her first-rate work in the offices 2-25 of our state's leaders and administrators; and, be it further 3-1 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 3-2 Sheila Simmons as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 3-3 Barrientos 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 President of the Senate 3-6 I hereby certify that the above 3-7 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-8 on May 31, 1997. 3-9 ______________________________________ 3-10 Secretary of the Senate 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 Member, Texas Senate