HLS 15RS-4195 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 147
BY REPRESENTATIVE HOFFMANN
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Dr. Robert W. Webber upon his retirement as
superintendent of the Ouachita Parish School System and for his many
accomplishments
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Dr. Robert W. Webber upon his retirement as superintendent of the Ouachita
3 Parish School System and for his many accomplishments.
4 WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Wayne Webber spent his boyhood in Ferriday; he
5matriculated at Northeast Louisiana University where he earned a bachelor of science degree
6in 1977, a master of education degree in 1985, and an education specialist degree in 1993;
7and
8 WHEREAS, Dr. Webber earned his terminal degree, a doctorate in education, from
9Louisiana Tech University; and
10 WHEREAS, Dr. Webber married the former Janis Townsend of Monroe, and
11together they raised a daughter, Tara Bryant, and a son, Seth; and
12 WHEREAS, in 1993, Dr. Webber launched a career in his chosen field; he received
13certification in education administration and supervision and became the Ouachita Parish
14School System superintendent in 2001; and
15 WHEREAS, Dr. Webber was vice president of the Louisiana Education Consortium
16Student Association for two years; he served one year as historian and two years as president
17of Phi Delta Kappa; Dr. Webber worked seven years as a cosponsor of the Ouachita Parish
18High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Ouachita Parish High School
19Fellowship of Christian Studies; he served one year as president of the North Louisiana
20Superintendents Association and is a current member; and
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1 WHEREAS, in his professional career as an administrator, Dr. Webber served as a
2member of the Louisiana Association of Middle School Executives, the Louisiana
3Association of Principals, the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, the
4National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Ouachita Parish Pupil Progression
5Committee, the Louisiana State Principals Internship Committee, the Louisiana Association
6of School Superintendents, the National Association of School Superintendents, and the
7Parish Superintendents Advisory Council; Dr. Webber also served on the transition team of
8Governor Bobby Jindal and participated in the First Families of the Twin Territories and the
9Louisiana Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; and
10 WHEREAS, it is fitting to commend Dr. Robert W. Webber upon his retirement as
11superintendent of the Ouachita Parish School System and to herald the many
12accomplishments of his educational career.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives does hereby
14commend Dr. Robert W. Webber for his extraordinarily effective participation in the field
15of education in the state of Louisiana and does hereby offer best wishes for a full life and
16many happy days following his retirement as superintendent of the Ouachita Parish School
17System.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
19Dr. Robert W. Webber.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 147 Original 2015 Regular Session Hoffmann
Commends Dr. Robert W. Webber upon his retirement as superintendent of the Ouachita
Parish School System and for his many accomplishments in education.
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