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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 659
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WHEREAS, Dustin Marshall is concluding his tenure on the |
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board of the Dallas Independent School District in 2023, |
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following seven years of exemplary service; and |
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WHEREAS, First elected to represent District 2 in 2016, |
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Mr. Marshall has brought to his role a deep commitment to |
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education reform, a strong focus on research and analysis, and a |
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willingness to listen to all stakeholders; his perspectives have |
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been informed by years of experience volunteering in behalf of |
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education as a tutor, consultant, and fundraiser; he guided his |
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Leadership Dallas class in its decision to build STEM-based |
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"Maker Spaces" in four high schools; moreover, he worked with the |
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Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation to open a new |
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reading center, and he served as a member of the foundation's |
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board; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall has also given generously of his |
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time and talents to the boards of such organizations as Reading |
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Partners North Texas, Dallas Afterschool, and Uplift Education; |
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in addition, he has been a member of the Education and Workforce |
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Council of the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, as well as |
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Texas Lyceum, the Mayor's Task Force on Poverty, Entrepreneurs |
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for North Texas, and many other civic groups; he is a recipient of |
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the Dallas Business Journal's "40 Under 40" award and an alumnus |
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of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, where he |
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received training from several former U.S. presidents and their |
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senior advisors; and |
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WHEREAS, The CEO of Hazel's Hot Shot, an expedited freight |
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and logistics company, Mr. Marshall joined the firm in 2011; |
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previously, he was employed by a top global consultancy, Bain & |
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Company; as a manager in its Chicago office, he led global |
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consulting teams in their work with Fortune 500 companies; he |
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holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School at |
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the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in business |
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administration from the Kellogg School of Management at |
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Northwestern University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Marshall is a resident of the Preston Hollow |
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neighborhood; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the support and |
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encouragement of his wife, Denise; they are the proud parents of |
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four children, Lilianna, Jackson, Hailey, and Madelyn; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication to the betterment of |
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public education, Dustin Marshall has greatly benefited Dallas |
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ISD and the community it serves, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on his outstanding contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Dustin Marshall for his service as a |
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trustee of the Dallas Independent School District and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Marshall as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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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 24, 2023, by a |
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rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |