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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Elizabeth Jones was elected as the District 1 |
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trustee of the Dallas Independent School District on May 14, 2012, |
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and this is a fitting opportunity to take note of her many |
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achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, Educated in the public school system of New York |
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City, Ms. Jones graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and |
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went on to earn a bachelor's degree in economics and political |
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science at Wellesley College and a master's degree in finance and |
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strategic management at the Rotterdam School of Management at |
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Erasmus University in the Netherlands; she has also pursued |
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graduate studies at the MIT Sloan School and the New York University |
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Courant Institute of Mathematics; and |
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WHEREAS, Her professional experience includes 25 years as a |
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senior corporate and financial advisor, working with McKinsey & |
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Co., the International Finance Corporation, and a number of |
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financial institutions; her work has taken her all over the world, |
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to Mexico, South America, Australia, and Europe; and |
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WHEREAS, A visiting professor at The University of Texas at |
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Dallas School of Management, Ms. Jones has been a longtime advocate |
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for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; |
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she has served on the National Board of Examiners of the Malcolm |
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Baldridge National Quality Award and Performance Excellence |
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program and as an advisor to The UT Dallas Science and Engineering |
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Education Center; moreover, she cofounded the Center for Finance |
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Strategy Innovation; and |
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WHEREAS, Professor Jones has also served as a budget analyst |
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for the state of Washington's Senate Ways and Means Committee and as |
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an advisor on transportation financing, public pensions, and |
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business regulation to several Texas legislative committees; she is |
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the author of a guide to school district budgeting for the |
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Washington State Research Council; and |
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WHEREAS, The well-being of Texas schools depends in large |
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part on the willingness of dedicated and knowledgeable citizens to |
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devote their time and energy to public service, and Elizabeth Jones |
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may indeed take great pride in her achievements and in her many |
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contributions to her community; 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 Elizabeth Jones on her election to |
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the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in her important work; 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 Ms. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |