H.R. No. 1959

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Mary Ann Whiteker is retiring as superintendent of
	the Hudson Independent School District on June 30, 2017, drawing to
	a close an outstanding career in education that has spanned nearly
	four and a half decades; and
	WHEREAS, After graduating as valedictorian of her class at
	Corrigan-Camden High School, Ms. Whiteker studied education at
	Stephen F. Austin State University, where she earned both her
	bachelor's and master's degrees; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Whiteker began her career teaching first grade
	at Corrigan-Camden Elementary School in 1973; she became elementary
	curriculum supervisor for Corrigan-Camden ISD in 1984, and the
	following year, she accepted the post of district curriculum
	director; in 1986, she transferred to Hudson ISD to work as its
	curriculum director, and she went on to serve as assistant
	superintendent and interim superintendent before being named
	superintendent in 1995; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure at the helm of Hudson
	ISD, Ms. Whiteker has helped pass two bond issues totaling $24
	million; she has been instrumental in the district's earning high
	rankings from the Texas Education Agency, Standard and Poor's, and
	the Texas Education and Business Coalition, among others; she also
	helped establish the Beth and Horace Stubblefield Learning Center,
	a facility designed to help students at risk of dropping out of
	school; and
	WHEREAS, A statewide leader in her professional community,
	Ms. Whiteker has been active with the Texas Association of School
	Administrators; she is a past president of the Texas Association of
	Midsize Schools and the Texas Association of Community Schools, and
	she has served on the boards of the Region VII Education Service
	Center and the Texas Association of Suburban/Mid-Urban Schools; in
	recognition of her contributions, she was presented with the Golden
	Anvil Award for Community Service from the Pineywoods Foundation,
	and she was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve on the Interim
	Committee for School Finance; moreover, she has twice been named
	Superintendent of the Year for Region VII, and in 2015, she was
	named Texas Superintendent of the Year; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to her professional achievements,
	Ms. Whiteker has been active with the Lufkin/Angelina County
	Chamber of Commerce, the Angelina County Drug-Free Communities and
	Schools task force, the Chamber Coalition for a Better Community,
	and the Lufkin Rotary Club; she is also a valued congregant of First
	United Methodist Church; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Whiteker's dedication to the highest standards
	of her profession has benefited countless students in East Texas,
	and she may reflect with pride on a career well spent as she embarks
	upon the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Ann Whiteker on her retirement
	as superintendent of the Hudson Independent School District and
	extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Whiteker as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Ashby
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1959 was adopted by the House on May 9,
	2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House