78R18908 JHS-D

By:  Dunnam                                                       H.R. No. 1704



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Sharon Cunningham of Waco is retiring from her 
position as director of guidance/counseling for Connally 
Independent School District (CISD), and this occasion offers an 
excellent opportunity to pay tribute to this esteemed educator; and
	WHEREAS, A Connally High School alumnus, Mrs. Cunningham 
pursued her higher education at North Texas State University, where 
she earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education and a master's 
degree in education; and
	WHEREAS, She began her teaching career at LaVega Intermediate 
School and has since taught students at East LaVega Elementary 
School and Connally High School; she completed her Licensed 
Professional Counselor certification at Baylor University in 1991 
and has worked as a counselor with CISD since 1987; and
	WHEREAS, A member of numerous professional organizations, 
including the Association of Texas Professional Educators, the 
American Counseling Association, the Texas Counseling Association, 
and the Texas School Counseling Association, Mrs. Cunningham has 
demonstrated extraordinary concern for and commitment to the many 
students whom she has counseled throughout her tenure; and
	WHEREAS, She is a recipient of the Heart of Texas Counseling 
Association's 2003 Outstanding High School Counselor Award and the 
CISD school board's 2001 Recognition Award; she was also honored in 
1994 as the Heart of Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 
Volunteer of the Year; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Cunningham is planning to continue her work 
with the Center for Children and Families, but she will truly be 
missed by the faculty, staff, and students of Connally Independent 
School District, for her exemplary efforts have had a profound 
effect on them all; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor Sharon Cunningham on the occasion of her 
retirement from Connally Independent School District and extend to 
her best wishes for happiness and success in the years to come; and, 
be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Cunningham as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.