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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 702
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WHEREAS, Claudia S. Jackson is retiring from Del Mar |
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College in Corpus Christi on April 30, 2019, drawing to a close an |
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outstanding tenure that has spanned more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, The former director of public information for Bee |
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County College, Claudia Jackson assumed the same role at Del Mar |
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College in 1977; after 21 years in that position, she became the |
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assistant to the president for community relations, and she was |
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subsequently promoted to executive director of community and |
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legislative relations before being named executive director of |
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strategic communication and government relations in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the president's executive team, she |
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has advanced the mission of Del Mar College by managing |
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institutional advertising, publications, marketing, and social |
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media as well as guiding the crisis communication team and acting |
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as a liaison to elected officials; moreover, she was responsible |
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for the information component of the 2014 Capital Improvement |
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Program; under her direction, the College Relations Office has |
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received nearly a hundred marketing and advertising awards; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi and |
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Leadership Texas, Claudia Jackson has given back to the community |
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as chair of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education |
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District IV/Southwest and as a member of the CASE international |
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board of directors; in addition, she cochaired the BoldFuture for |
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the Coastal Bend planning initiative and chaired the Corpus |
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Christi Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, She has garnered numerous accolades over the |
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years, including the CASE District IV Distinguished Achievement |
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Award and the Corpus Christi YWCA Woman of the Year in |
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Communications award; she holds a bachelor's degree in |
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journalism from The University of Texas at Austin and a master's |
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degree in communications, business, and photography from Texas |
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A&M University--Corpus Christi; and |
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WHEREAS, Claudia Jackson's dedication, professionalism, |
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and commitment to excellence have greatly benefited Del Mar |
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College, and she may take well-deserved pride in her exceptional |
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record of achievement as she embarks on the next exciting chapter |
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of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Claudia S. Jackson on her |
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retirement from Del Mar College and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Hinojosa |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 7, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |