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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Carolyn G. Bukhair, a distinguished educator and |
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administrator, has rendered exceptional service to the Richardson |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Lamar State University, Carolyn |
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Bukhair went on to earn a master of education degree with honors |
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from Southern Methodist University and a doctor of education degree |
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in administrative leadership from the University of North Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bukhair spent the major part of her career with |
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the Richardson ISD, where she served for 30 years; after working as |
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a teacher and reading consultant, she began her steady advancement |
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in education administration when she became principal of |
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Richardson's Yale Elementary in 1978; in 1996, she was named |
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superintendent of the Richardson school district, a position she |
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held until her retirement in 2004; Dr. Bukhair then coordinated the |
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Superintendents' Academy for the Region 10 Education Service Center |
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until being asked to assist the Richardson ISD as interim |
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superintendent; while serving in that post from August 12, 2009, to |
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March 21, 2010, she provided stability during a time of change; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan is the recipient of many |
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well-deserved accolades, including selection in 1999 and 2003 as a |
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finalist for the Texas Superintendent of the Year award given by the |
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Texas Association of School Boards; she has also received the Texas |
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PTA Service Award, the Hero for Children Award from the Dallas Child |
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and Family Guidance Center, and a YMCA Special Award for Woman of |
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the Year; in addition, the Texas Association of School Librarians |
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has conferred on her the Distinguished Library Service Award for |
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School Administrators, and Texas School Business magazine has |
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chosen her as Educator of the Month; while she was still serving as |
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superintendent, the Richardson ISD recognized her illustrious |
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tenure by naming the Carolyn G. Bukhair Elementary School in her |
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honor; and |
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WHEREAS, The energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to |
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excellence that Dr. Bukhair has brought to all her endeavors in the |
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Richardson ISD have helped countless students to acquire a solid |
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educational foundation, an asset that will contribute immeasurably |
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to their future success and to the future progress of the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Carolyn Bukhair for her outstanding |
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service in behalf of the Richardson Independent School District and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness and |
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fulfillment; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Bukhair as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |