H.R. No. 155
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Veteran educator Vernagene Mott of Pflugerville
Independent School District has been elected to a one-year term on
the board of directors of the Texas Association of School Boards;
and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1949, TASB is a statewide nonprofit
organization dedicated to representing and supporting more than a
thousand Texas school districts and community colleges; the
association is governed by a delegate assembly and a 44-member
board of directors made up of representatives from local school
boards across the state; and
WHEREAS, Vernagene Mott is currently the secretary of the
Pflugerville ISD board of trustees, where she has served for four
years; as a new member of the TASB board, she will represent TASB
Region 13C; and
WHEREAS, Herself a graduate of Pflugerville High School, Ms.
Mott holds a bachelor's degree with honors in math and chemistry
from The University of Texas at Austin; she was a teacher at
Pflugerville High School for many years, acting as chair of the math
and science departments and as a sponsor of the National Honor
Society; from 1964 until her retirement from teaching in 2003, she
was a member of the Texas Classroom Teachers Association; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding community leader is also a charter
member of the Pflugerville Educators' Association and the Heritage
House Museum, as well as a founder of Heritage House Partners; she
has been active in water issues, working with the Lower Colorado
River Authority Watershed Watch Education Committee and the
Manville Water Supply Company board of directors; a devoted member
of Immanuel Lutheran Church, she chaired its 125th Anniversary
Committee; and
WHEREAS, For her many contributions to her community, Ms.
Mott has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the
Greater Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, The quality of public education in Texas depends
greatly on the caring efforts of concerned members of the
community, and with her election to the TASB board, Vernagene Mott
continues her long history of tireless advocacy on behalf of
students and schools; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Vernagene Mott on her election to the
Texas Association of School Boards board of directors and extend to
her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Mott as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 155 was adopted by the House on
February 3, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House