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79S20708 JHS-D



By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.R. No. 237







R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed will serve as guest speaker at 

the Mary McLeod Bethune Recognition Program on September 24, 2005, 

bringing her experience, expertise, and student-centered 

leadership for the benefit of those in attendance at this special 

event; and

	WHEREAS, The fifth president of Bethune-Cookman College, and 

the first woman to hold that office since founder Dr. Mary McLeod 

Bethune established the school in 1931, Dr. Reed recently 

celebrated her one-year anniversary as school president; and

	WHEREAS, Dr. Reed's resume is truly impressive and includes 

positions with the Council of Independent Colleges, UNCF, and the 

United Methodist Foundation of the General Council of Finance and 

Administration; moreover, she served 18 years as a senior level 

administrator with the United Methodist Church, during which time 

she oversaw numerous important initiatives; and

	WHEREAS, This esteemed educator holds a bachelor's degree in 

sociology and a master of science in social work from The University 

of Texas at Austin; she has also earned a master's and a doctoral 

degree in adult and higher education from Columbia University; and

	WHEREAS, A former member of the U.S. President's White House 

Advisory Board for Historically Black Colleges, Dr. Reed was a 

tenured professor at Columbia College of South Carolina from 1994 

to 1998 and also served as dean of the Leadership Institute; in 

addition, she taught in the doctoral program at United Theological 

Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, and in the master's conflict resolution 

program at Antioch University in Ohio; and

	WHEREAS, During her tenure as the first woman president of 

Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas, Dr. Reed broke 

all school fund-raising records, a tribute to her visionary 

leadership and magnetic personality; already, she has demonstrated 

a clearly defined plan for the future of Bethune-Cookman College, 

and she will undoubtedly continue to achieve greatness in all her 

pursuits; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 

Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize Dr. Trudie Kibbe 

Reed on her selection as guest speaker at the Mary McLeod Bethune 

Recognition Program and commend her for her myriad accomplishments 

in the field of education; and, be it further

	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

prepared for Dr. Reed as an expression of high regard by the Texas 

House of Representatives.