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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lucy Collins Nazro retired as the head of |
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St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Austin in June 2012, drawing to a |
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close a notable career in education that spanned more than five |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After receiving her bachelor's degree from The |
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University of Texas at Austin, Mrs. Nazro taught for several years |
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in California and Japan before enrolling at the Episcopal |
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Theological Seminary of the Southwest, where in 1966 she earned her |
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master's degree in religion and became that school's first woman |
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graduate; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Nazro was hired in 1980 to direct St. Andrew's, |
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and over the course of her tenure, the school expanded to include |
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middle and upper grades, graduating its first 12th-grade class in |
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2002; Mrs. Nazro's fund-raising efforts substantially increased |
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the institution's capital and endowment funds, and she also played |
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an instrumental role in planning and financing the Dell Fine Arts |
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Center and a new chapel; and |
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WHEREAS, Under her dynamic leadership, the student body has |
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become significantly more racially, ethnically, and |
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socioeconomically diverse; in addition, over $2 million in |
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financial aid is conferred each year; moreover, Mrs. Nazro |
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established an award-winning community service program in which |
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students donate thousands of volunteer hours to a wide variety of |
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local and national humanitarian and philanthropic organizations; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed professional has benefited education |
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at the state and national levels through her involvement in the |
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Texas Association of Non-Public Schools, the Independent Schools |
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Association of the Southwest, and the National Association of |
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Episcopal Schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired and respected by her peers, Mrs. Nazro has |
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been recognized with a number of honors, including Columbia |
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University's Outstanding Head of School, the John Phillip Immroth |
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Memorial Award from the American Library Association, the Texas |
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Library Association's Intellectual Freedom Award, the National |
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Distinguished Principals' Award, an honorary doctoral degree from |
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the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, and an |
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honorary degree of humane letters from the Berkeley Divinity School |
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at Yale University; and |
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WHEREAS, Through all of her endeavors, Mrs. Nazro has enjoyed |
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the love and support of her husband, the Reverend Arthur Nazro, Jr., |
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and her four children and four grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Lucy Nazro demonstrated extraordinary dedication to |
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educational excellence throughout her 32 years at St. Andrew's |
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Episcopal School, and she leaves behind a legacy that will continue |
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to benefit the school in the years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lucy Collins Nazro on her |
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retirement as the head of St. Andrew's Episcopal School and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for 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 Mrs. Nazro as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |