81R8931 JGH-D
By: Merritt H.R. No. 862
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Elaine Woodmansee has been named Kilgore College
Honored Retiree for 2008 by the Kilgore College Ex-Student
Association; and
WHEREAS, This new award recognizes a retired Kilgore College
employee who played an essential role in maintaining the college's
"Emphasis Excellence" tradition; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Kilgore College, Elaine Woodmansee
earned a certificate in secretarial science and an associate's
degree; she joined the college's staff in 1965, as the first
keypunch operator in the college's Data Processing Department; she
later became a computer operator; and
WHEREAS, In 1977, Ms. Woodmansee moved to the college's
business office, where she managed accounts payable and data entry;
she later distinguished herself as executive secretary to the
president and as the president's administrative assistant; by the
time she retired in 1998, she was the recording secretary to the
college's board of trustees; and
WHEREAS, In her retirement, Ms. Woodmansee has found more
time to give back to her community as an active member of Forest
Home Baptist Church and by serving two terms as secretary to the
Kilgore College Ex-Student Association; she has also volunteered
for Habitat for Humanity, and she returns to the college each spring
to manage the Rangerette Revels box office; and
WHEREAS, The institutions of higher learning in Texas depend
greatly on the hard work and expertise of skilled staff persons, and
for nearly 33 years, Elaine Woodmansee played a vital role in the
efficient operation of Kilgore College; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Elaine Woodmansee on her selection
as the 2008 Kilgore College Honored Retiree and extend to her
sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Woodmansee as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.