83R8042 JGH-D
By: Carter H.R. No. 730
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Jones was elected as the District 1
trustee of the Dallas Independent School District on May 14, 2012,
and this is a fitting opportunity to take note of her many
achievements; and
WHEREAS, Educated in the public school system of New York
City, Ms. Jones graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and
went on to earn a bachelor's degree in economics and political
science at Wellesley College and a master's degree in finance and
strategic management at the Rotterdam School of Management at
Erasmus University in the Netherlands; she has also pursued
graduate studies at the MIT Sloan School and the New York University
Courant Institute of Mathematics; and
WHEREAS, Her professional experience includes 25 years as a
senior corporate and financial advisor, working with McKinsey &
Co., the International Finance Corporation, and a number of
financial institutions; her work has taken her all over the world,
to Mexico, South America, Australia, and Europe; and
WHEREAS, A visiting professor at The University of Texas at
Dallas School of Management, Ms. Jones has been a longtime advocate
for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education;
she has served on the National Board of Examiners of the Malcolm
Baldridge National Quality Award and Performance Excellence
program and as an advisor to The UT Dallas Science and Engineering
Education Center; moreover, she cofounded the Center for Finance
Strategy Innovation; and
WHEREAS, Professor Jones has also served as a budget analyst
for the state of Washington's Senate Ways and Means Committee and as
an advisor on transportation financing, public pensions, and
business regulation to several Texas legislative committees; she is
the author of a guide to school district budgeting for the
Washington State Research Council; and
WHEREAS, The well-being of Texas schools depends in large
part on the willingness of dedicated and knowledgeable citizens to
devote their time and energy to public service, and Elizabeth Jones
may indeed take great pride in her achievements and in her many
contributions to her community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Elizabeth Jones on her election to
the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best
wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.