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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Tyler County Hospital School of Vocational |
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Nursing won the Woodville Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year |
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Award at the annual Tyler County Chamber of Commerce Members |
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Banquet on February 3, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The school was established in 1960 to train |
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vocational nurses, who work under the supervision of physicians and |
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registered nurses to provide patients with supplemental care in a |
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variety of settings; its students go on to work for local hospitals |
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and other medical facilities, and since 1990, nearly 900 students |
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have graduated from the school, with an average licensure rate of 90 |
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percent over the past 10 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1987, the school has been headed by Eva |
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Stanley, RN, BSN, and MSN, and its faculty includes full-time |
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instructors Lynn Hays, RN, BSN, Tracie Kenner, RN, and Kathy Broom, |
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RN, and part-time instructors Bonnie Owens, RN, and Alicia Havard, |
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LVN; the school also enjoys the support of the Tyler County Hospital |
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Foundation, which works with the hospital to provide the school |
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with the latest technology; and |
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WHEREAS, This unique institution is working hard to help |
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reduce the critical shortage of well-trained nurses in the Lone |
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Star State, and its success has contributed greatly to the quality |
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of life in Tyler County and beyond; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Tyler County Hospital School of |
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Vocational Nursing for receiving the Woodville Chamber of Commerce |
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Business of the Year Award and extend to its teachers and students |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |