1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 462 1-3 WHEREAS, Beth Ann Bryan was born in a humble log cabin prior 1-4 to 1962 in the hills of Southern Indiana and was self-taught to 1-5 read by candlelight at the age of three; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Many years later, a cultured and talented leader in 1-7 education, Beth Ann has served the State of Texas with distinction 1-8 as manager of the Governor's Focus on Reading Task Force and 1-9 Director of the First Lady's Family Literacy Initiative for 1-10 Texas; and 1-11 WHEREAS, A distinguished scholar throughout her early years, 1-12 Beth Ann was a model student in English Language Arts and Elocution, 1-13 and as a young schoolgirl was a most gifted reader always to be 1-14 found in the library checking out many books of all kinds but 1-15 chiefly those with great big nondecodable words; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Beth Ann graduated from a well-known college and 1-17 further amazed her friends and confounded scholars in her pursuit 1-18 of graduate studies from which she emerged with a master's degree 1-19 in guidance and counseling from the University of Houston; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Serving children as a public elementary school 1-21 teacher and also neurotic clients for 12 years in a private 2-1 psychological practice, Beth Ann was active in parent organizations 2-2 and with business groups involved in education policy; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Elected mayor pro-tempore, Beth Ann served with 2-4 meritorious vigor and verisimilitude as a member of the city 2-5 council in West University Place, Texas; and 2-6 WHEREAS, She served as education policy director to 2-7 George W. Bush during his first year as governor and most 2-8 recently served as an advisor on education issues to the 2-9 Texas Governor's Business Council; and 2-10 WHEREAS, The trunk of her car served as a mobile library to 2-11 which she would repair, after lunch with various associates in 2-12 education and business, to supply one and all with an endless 2-13 source of books, treatises, policy papers, and other pamphlets 2-14 on phonics and phonemic awareness and, possibly, a telephone book 2-15 right there in the parking lot; and 2-16 WHEREAS, She has so elevated the cause of reading throughout 2-17 the State of Texas that years of mining the annals of legislative 2-18 and executive history in this state will not reveal the full extent 2-19 of her positive influence on the lives and minds of thousands of 2-20 young public school students and future literate citizens of this 2-21 state; now, therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-23 77th Legislature, hereby express appreciation to Beth Ann Bryan 3-1 and join her many friends and associates in the State of Texas 3-2 in extending heartfelt thanks to her for a job well done; and, be 3-3 it further 3-4 RESOLVED, That Beth Ann Bryan be hereby honored with a copy 3-5 of this Resolution in official congratulations on her appointment 3-6 to the post of Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Education in the 3-7 far-off lands of federal repose in Washington, D.C., where she will 3-8 surely straighten out the other 49 states on reading as well as all 3-9 issues of portent in education policy. 3-10 Barrientos 3-11 ______________________________________ 3-12 President of the Senate 3-13 I hereby certify that the above 3-14 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-15 on March 14, 2001. 3-16 ______________________________________ 3-17 Secretary of the Senate 3-18 ______________________________________ 3-19 Member, Texas Senate