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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 111
By Johnson
SJR0111
003247
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Nancy Dishner to
the board of directors of the Tennessee
education lottery corporation.
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-51-101, provides for the creation of
the Tennessee education lottery corporation; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-51-103, provides that the governor
shall appoint seven (7) members to the board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery
corporation; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Dr. Nancy Dishner of Greeneville to serve
as a member of the board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery corporation for a term
that will expire on June 30, 2029; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dishner serves as president and chief executive officer of the Niswonger
Foundation; she previously served as vice provost for enrollment services and director of the
Roan Scholars Leadership Program at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and was a
tenured professor in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis; and
WHEREAS, prior to her position at ETSU, she served as a public-school teacher in
Unicoi County, having begun her career in early childhood development as a kindergarten
teacher; and
WHEREAS, an alumna of ETSU, Dr. Dishner has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Elementary Education, a master's degree in supervision and administration, and a doctorate in
administration; and
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WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-51-103(f), provides that each
member appointed by the governor to the board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery
corporation shall be confirmed by joint resolution of the general assembly; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby confirm the appointment of Nancy
Dishner of Greeneville to the board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery corporation
for a term that will expire on June 30, 2029.