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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brad Shanklin is stepping down from the board of |
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trustees of the Plano Independent School District at the end of his |
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term in May 2011 after six years of distinguished service; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Plano since 1997, Mr. Shanklin |
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originally worked with Plano ISD as a volunteer on the Blue Ribbon |
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Boundary Committee and as co-chair of the 2004 Facilities and |
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Technology Bond Task Force; and |
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WHEREAS, He was first elected to the board of trustees in 2005 |
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and was reelected in 2008; his fellow trustees chose him to serve as |
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board vice president in 2008, and he continued in that role for the |
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following two years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Shanklin has further contributed to the district |
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as a member of the Plano ISD Education Foundation Board and the |
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Teacher of the Year Selection Committee; he has also worked on two |
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school-based improvement committees and established a Dad's Club at |
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Schimelpfenig Middle School; moreover, he is vice president of the |
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Plano Rotary Club and a graduate of Leadership Plano, and in 2004, |
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he was named one of the "21 Leaders for the 21st Century" by Inside |
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Collin County Business; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. |
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Shanklin worked for U.S. Senator John Tower and then spent 14 years |
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with the American Heart Association; he was president and CEO of the |
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Plano Chamber of Commerce for nearly eight years, and he is |
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currently director of chapter business services at Meeting |
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Professionals International in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Brad Shanklin's dedication and professionalism |
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during his tenure as a member of the Plano ISD board of trustees |
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have greatly benefited area residents, and he may indeed reflect |
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with pride on a job well done; 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 Brad Shanklin for his service as a |
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trustee of the Plano Independent School District and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Shanklin as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Taylor of Collin |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 799 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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