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WHEREAS, Betty Massey is being honored by the Galveston |
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Independent School District Educational Foundation with its |
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Educational Leadership Award; and |
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WHEREAS, A nonprofit corporation, the GISD Educational |
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Foundation was established by a coalition of private, business, |
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industrial, and civic interests to finance and enhance educational |
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programs not otherwise funded by the district; its Educational |
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Leadership Award, now in its sixth year, recognizes those |
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individuals whose sustained commitment to education has made a |
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lasting impact in Galveston; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Massey has served her community in myriad ways |
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through the years in her professional life and as a civic leader; a |
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graduate of the University of California-Berkeley with a degree in |
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history, she was a teacher and the director of an innovative private |
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preschool before becoming education director of the Galveston |
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Historical Foundation in 1983; increasingly responsible positions |
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with that organization led to her appointment as executive director |
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in 1990; and |
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WHEREAS, Under her leadership, the Galveston Historical |
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Foundation won numerous awards and a national reputation as one of |
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the country's largest and most successful historic preservation |
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organizations; in 2000, Ms. Massey became executive director of the |
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Mary Moody Northen Endowment, a private foundation based in |
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Galveston that makes charitable grants in both Texas and Virginia |
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and owns and operates two significant historic properties; and |
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WHEREAS, This dedicated volunteer serves on many |
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professional and advisory boards and has been highly effective in |
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numerous civic organizations working in behalf of preservation, |
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education, and economic development; a former chair of the |
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Galveston Chamber of Commerce and vice chair of the City of |
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Galveston Park Board of Trustees, she is a founding member of the |
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GISD Education Foundation and served as vice chair--development |
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from 2002 to 2005; moreover, she served on the board of the local |
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chapter of the United Way and as chair of the city's Comprehensive |
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Plan Review Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Following the devastation of Hurricane Ike, the city |
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council named Ms. Massey to head the Community Recovery Committee; |
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through her expert management, this diverse group of some 300 |
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residents was able to distill months of public hearings and |
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brainstorming into the comprehensive 42 Project Plan; in addition |
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to recommendations for housing, transportation, and economic |
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revitalization, the plan includes proposals for strengthening the |
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educational system to build a vibrant workforce and encourage |
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families to remain in Galveston or relocate to the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Betty Massey has set an inspirational standard of |
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public service, and her vision and commitment to education are |
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helping to shape a brighter future for the people of Galveston; 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 hereby congratulate Betty Massey on her receipt of the |
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Educational Leadership Award from the Galveston Independent School |
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District Educational Foundation and extend to her best wishes for |
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continued success in her important endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Massey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |