H.R. No. 1573
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Tyler County Hospital School of Vocational
Nursing won the Woodville Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year
Award at the annual Tyler County Chamber of Commerce Members
Banquet on February 3, 2015; and
WHEREAS, The school was established in 1960 to train
vocational nurses, who work under the supervision of physicians and
registered nurses to provide patients with supplemental care in a
variety of settings; its students go on to work for local hospitals
and other medical facilities, and since 1990, nearly 900 students
have graduated from the school, with an average licensure rate of 90
percent over the past 10 years; and
WHEREAS, Since 1987, the school has been headed by Eva
Stanley, RN, BSN, and MSN, and its faculty includes full-time
instructors Lynn Hays, RN, BSN, Tracie Kenner, RN, and Kathy Broom,
RN, and part-time instructors Bonnie Owens, RN, and Alicia Havard,
LVN; the school also enjoys the support of the Tyler County Hospital
Foundation, which works with the hospital to provide the school
with the latest technology; and
WHEREAS, This unique institution is working hard to help
reduce the critical shortage of well-trained nurses in the Lone
Star State, and its success has contributed greatly to the quality
of life in Tyler County and beyond; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Tyler County Hospital School of
Vocational Nursing for receiving the Woodville Chamber of Commerce
Business of the Year Award and extend to its teachers and students
sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
White of Tyler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1573 was adopted by the House on April
16, 2015, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House