79S32024 JTR-D

By:  Orr                                                          H.R. No. 784



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, After more than four decades as an educator, Wanda 
Smith is retiring as superintendent of Keene Independent School 
District in May 2006, and this personal and professional milestone 
offers an opportunity to recognize her for her many achievements; 
and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, 
Mrs. Smith received her master's degree from Texas Christian 
University and did doctoral work at Texas Woman's University; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, she served as a 
teacher, counselor, and assistant principal before becoming one of 
the first women to serve as superintendent of a Texas school 
district, and she has brought to each of these roles her 
characteristic intelligence and integrity; and
	WHEREAS, Mrs. Smith was the first female to serve as 
president of the Texas Association of Community Schools; she has 
served on the Texas Association of School Administrators executive 
committee and on the advisory board of the Texas School Business
magazine, and she was named a Keene Chamber of Commerce Educator of 
the Year for 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Young people are the Lone Star State's most precious 
resource, and those Texans who dedicate themselves to their 
education are truly deserving of our profound gratitude and 
admiration; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Wanda Smith on the 
occasion of her retirement as Keene ISD superintendent and extend 
to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mrs. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.