| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1942 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard B. Cowan has distinguished himself through |
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| 6 | 6 | | his service as superintendent of the New Caney Independent School |
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| 7 | 7 | | District; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Cowan received his education from Sam Houston |
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| 9 | 9 | | State University, earning his bachelor's degree in teaching in 1971 |
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| 10 | 10 | | and his master's degree in education in 1980; he also holds |
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| 11 | 11 | | mid-management and superintendent certifications from SHSU; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, From 1971 to 1979, Mr. Cowan taught in the Spring and |
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| 13 | 13 | | Magnolia school districts, and he went on to serve as assistant |
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| 14 | 14 | | principal in two districts; from 1988 to 1993, he was principal of |
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| 15 | 15 | | Montgomery Junior High School, and from 1993 to 1995, he was |
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| 16 | 16 | | principal of Diboll High School; after serving as superintendent of |
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| 17 | 17 | | Van Vleck ISD from 1995 to 1998, he became superintendent of New |
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| 18 | 18 | | Caney ISD in 1998; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, During Mr. Cowan's tenure as superintendent, New |
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| 20 | 20 | | Caney ISD has earned a series of "Recognized" ratings from the Texas |
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| 21 | 21 | | Education Agency; he played a vital role in winning approval of more |
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| 22 | 22 | | than $200 million in bonds, leading to the addition of five new |
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| 23 | 23 | | elementary schools, a new middle school, and the district's second |
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| 24 | 24 | | high school; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Cowan was named Superintendent of the Year for |
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| 26 | 26 | | Region VI by the Texas Association of School Boards; he has received |
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| 27 | 27 | | recognition from the community as well, having twice been named a |
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| 28 | 28 | | Hometown Hero by the Community Chamber of Commerce of East |
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| 29 | 29 | | Montgomery County; he has been named as a Paul Harris Fellow by the |
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| 30 | 30 | | Rotary Club of East Montgomery County; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Since 1998, Rick Cowan has contributed greatly to |
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| 32 | 32 | | the development of New Caney ISD, and his dedication to the |
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| 33 | 33 | | district's students, teachers, and staff merits special |
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| 34 | 34 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby commend Richard B. Cowan on his service to New |
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| 37 | 37 | | Caney ISD and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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| 38 | 38 | | be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mr. Cowan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Creighton |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1942 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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