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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rockdale native Dr. Fannie Lee Lovelady Dawson Spain |
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has made invaluable contributions to the field of education during |
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her years of service as a teacher and administrator; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her accomplished career, Dr. Spain has |
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held a variety of important positions, including president, |
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manager, educational consultant, leadership center creator, |
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researcher, publisher, corporate officer, and city council member; |
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her notable resume includes tenures with the California Department |
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of Education in Sacramento, where she implemented a host of new |
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programs, and the School of Education at National University of |
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Sacramento, where she worked as a professor; in addition, she was |
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principal of Madison Junior High School in Oakland, California, and |
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was the first African American to serve as a principal in the |
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Lexington school district; and |
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WHEREAS, This former Education Policy Fellow at George |
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Washington University holds a bachelor's degree in music, a |
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master's degree and Ph.D. in administration, and an Ed.D. in |
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education leadership; she is the recipient of numerous honors, |
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including two Dale Carnegie Awards, outstanding leader in |
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elementary and secondary education accolades, and recognition from |
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Personalities of the South and Who's Who of American Women; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she recently "retired," Dr. Spain can be |
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found today sharing her passion for learning as an instructor on the |
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Navajo Reservation in Arizona; she also gives of her time and |
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talents as a member of Optimist International, Phi Delta Kappa |
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International, and American Educational Research Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Spain has set a sterling example of leadership |
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and professional achievement to which all may aspire; she may |
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reflect with pride on her many years of service to the youth of our |
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nation, knowing that her efforts have made a positive difference in |
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the lives of countless individuals; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Fannie Lee Lovelady Dawson Spain for |
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her achievements as an educator and extend to her best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Spain as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gattis |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2139 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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