R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The members of the Texas House of Representatives
1-2 are proud to honor Wanda Smith for her exemplary service as
1-3 superintendent of Keene Independent School District; and
1-4 WHEREAS, The longest-serving female superintendent in Texas,
1-5 Mrs. Smith has given more than 20 years of dedicated employment to
1-6 Keene ISD, working diligently in her district to promote education
1-7 and improve the learning environment in numerous ways; and
1-8 WHEREAS, Before becoming superintendent, she initiated
1-9 several noteworthy endeavors, including the painting of school
1-10 walls, and a breakfast program in which she helped to prepare and
1-11 serve the meals each morning was instituted; since assuming the
1-12 post of superintendent, Mrs. Smith has continued to strive for
1-13 excellence and has brought to fruition such developments as the
1-14 construction of a local high school; and
1-15 WHEREAS, In addition to performing her many duties as
1-16 superintendent, from 1989 to 1990 Mrs. Smith held the position of
1-17 president of the Texas Association of Community Schools and was the
1-18 first female to have done so in the association's history; she also
1-19 contributes much of her time and energy to civic organizations,
1-20 serving on various boards and volunteering for programs such as
1-21 Meals on Wheels; and
1-22 WHEREAS, This esteemed woman is a valued member of the
1-23 Advisory Board to Texas School Business Magazine, the
1-24 Superintendent's Advisory Council to the Commissioner, and the
2-1 Advisory Committee for Southwestern Adventist University and Hill
2-2 College; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Before starting her tenure with Keene ISD, she
2-4 served as an educator in a nearby community, working as a teacher,
2-5 counselor, and assistant principal; she remains a devoted wife to
2-6 Don Smith, a loving mother of four children, grandmother of nine
2-7 grandchildren, and great-grandmother of one great-grandchild; and
2-8 WHEREAS, Highly respected by faculty and students, she is
2-9 held in great esteem by all those who know her, and it is a
2-10 privilege to honor her at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-12 Legislature hereby commend Wanda Smith for her outstanding service
2-13 as superintendent of Keene ISD and extend to her sincere best
2-14 wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16 prepared for Mrs. Smith as an expression of high regard by the
2-17 Texas House of Representatives.
Wohlgemuth
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 133 was adopted by the House on
January 29, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House