H.R. No. 2800
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Curtis Culwell of Garland has been reappointed to
the State Board for Educator Certification by Governor Rick Perry;
and
WHEREAS, First appointed to the board in March 2010, Dr.
Culwell is the superintendent of the Garland Independent School
District; he is a member and former chair of the University
Interscholastic League Legislative Council, a member of the
American and Texas Associations of School Administrators, and a
member of the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights,
Allotments, and Adjustments; moreover, he was the president of the
Texas School Alliance and has served on the Texas Task Force on
Appraisal Reform; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Culwell earned his bachelor's degree in history
from Sam Houston State University and went on to complete his
master's degree and doctorate in educational administration at
Texas A&M University-Commerce; in 1976, he joined Garland ISD as an
English teacher and then embarked on a distinguished career as an
administrator; he served as superintendent of Lubbock ISD before
returning to lead the Garland school district in 1999; dedicated to
the wider community as well, he was an early graduate of the Chamber
of Commerce Leadership Garland program, and he volunteers for the
March of Dimes and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Curtis Culwell
has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to excellence in public
education, and with his ongoing service on the board, his
leadership will continue to benefit schoolchildren throughout the
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Curtis Culwell on his
reappointment to the State Board for Educator Certification and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Culwell as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Carter
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2800 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House