SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 454
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  recognize Nancy Hurt Tovar for her exemplary career in education
  and for her many contributions to the Texas Elementary Principals
  and Supervisors Association; and
         WHEREAS, Nancy Tovar is a proud El Paso educator with deep
  roots in the El Paso Independent School District; her parents,
  Hampton and Toni Hurt, were also educators for the district, and
  they instilled in her a strong commitment to community leadership
  and educational excellence; and
         WHEREAS, Nancy began her career with the district as an
  elementary school teacher before becoming an assistant principal;
  she went on to serve as an elementary school principal, and
  during her nine years of leadership at Western Hills Elementary
  School, she supervised the school's reconstruction project,
  which included the construction of a 78,000-square-foot,
  state-of-the-art educational facility; and
         WHEREAS, Nancy has been actively involved with the Texas
  Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association throughout her
  career as an educational administrator; she served as the Region
  19 president for two years, and she began her tenure on the
  association's State Executive Committee in 2013; this year,
  Nancy is serving as the 2016-2017 state president of the
  6,000-member association; and
         WHEREAS, Nancy Tovar exemplifies the highest ideals of
  educational leadership, and she has expanded the opportunities
  available to the many children who call Texas home; she is indeed
  deserving of recognition for her most recent accomplishments and
  for her dedication to improving the lives of elementary school
  students; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
  Legislature, hereby commend Nancy Hurt Tovar for her many
  contributions to her community and to the state and extend to her
  best wishes for a successful term as president of the Texas
  Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her
  as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
  Rodríguez
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 20, 2017.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate