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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. James Wilcox, superintendent of the Longview |
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Independent School District, was recently named the 2009 Regional |
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Superintendent of the Year by the Region 7 Education Service |
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Center; and |
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WHEREAS, This well-deserved tribute honors an administrator |
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who has dedicated himself to building strong and effective employee |
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relations, increasing public involvement in education, and |
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creating new educational opportunities for the children of East |
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Texas since joining Longview ISD in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Wilcox earned his bachelor and master of |
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education degrees from Lamar University in Beaumont and went on to |
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earn his doctorate of education from Texas A&M University; he is a |
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member of several professional organizations, including the Texas |
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Association of School Administrators, Texas Association of |
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Secondary School Principals, Association for Supervision and |
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Curriculum Development, and Texas Association of School Boards; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his notable 30-year career, |
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Dr. Wilcox has distinguished himself as an administrator of the |
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highest order and as a Texan whose contributions to public |
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education have benefited many citizens of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. James |
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Wilcox, Longview ISD superintendent, on his designation as 2009 |
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Regional Superintendent of the Year by the Region 7 Education |
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Service Center and extend to him best wishes for success and |
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happiness in all his future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Wilcox as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |