H.R. No. 418
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Wanda Adams was named the 2017 president of the
Houston Independent School District Board of Education; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has served on the Houston ISD
Board since 2013, and she was elected president by unanimous vote;
and
WHEREAS, A native of Houston and graduate of Kashmere High
School, Ms. Adams earned a bachelor's degree in public affairs and
a master's degree in public administration from Texas Southern
University, where she is now a professor of political science; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her distinguished tenure in
public service, Ms. Adams has contributed her time and talents to
the Houston Housing Authority, the Mental Health Mental Retardation
Authority of Harris County, and the Mayor's Citizens Assistance
Office; moreover, she served for six years on the Houston City
Council, and she was the first African American woman appointed to
the Harris County Appraisal District Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Adams has further given back to her fellow
residents by volunteering her time with such organizations as the
Houston Area Women's Center, YMCA, YWCA, Keep Houston Beautiful,
and Meals on Wheels; she is also a proud member of the Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority and a Sunday school teacher and international
missionary at The Fountain of Praise church; and
WHEREAS, Among her many honors, Ms. Adams received the
Elected Official of the Year Award from the Houston Area
Association for the Education of Young Children, and she was named
one of the Top 50 Women in Houston by Houston Woman Magazine; and
WHEREAS, Public education is an endeavor in which all Texans
have a stake, and through her devotion to the development of our
young people, Wanda Adams is helping to ensure that the future of
the Lone Star State rests in capable hands; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Wanda Adams on her election as
president of the Houston Independent School District Board of
Education and extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful
tenure; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Adams as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Reynolds
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 418 was adopted by the House on March
9, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House