80R7902 JHS-D

By: Gallego H.R. No. 741

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Terri L. Morse is the 2007 recipient of the Theron L. Pickle Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed on individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to high school swimming in the Lone Star State; and

WHEREAS, A gifted educator and motivator, Coach Morse has built an enormously successful swimming program at Pecos High School, where she has guided her teams to 27 district championships, nine regional championships, and three top-five finishes at the state meet; and

WHEREAS, Coach Morse has produced 62 all-state swimmers and two all-Americans during her career, and she is equally well regarded for her commitment to developing the leadership skills of her student-athletes and for her active promotion of the importance of community service among her young charges; and

WHEREAS, A graduate of Houston's Bellaire High School, Coach Morse was a member of the 1974 Girls State Championship Swim Team; she holds bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Stephen F. Austin State University and got her start in education with the Nacogdoches Independent School District, where she established her first swim program; and

WHEREAS, Honored as Texas High School Swim Coach of the Year, this dedicated educator has earned the respect and admiration of students and peers alike over the course of nearly three decades as one of the state's top swim coaches, and her receipt of the Theron L. Pickle Lifetime Achievement Award is truly a significant highlight in her exceptional coaching career; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Terri L. Morse on her receipt of the Theron L. Pickle Lifetime Achievement Award and extend to her best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Coach Morse as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.