H.R. No. 565
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson, superintendent of the
Tuloso-Midway Independent School District, has been named the 2016
Superintendent of the Year for Education Service Center Region 2;
and
WHEREAS, Since 1984, the Texas Association of School Boards
has sponsored this annual award to recognize local school district
superintendents for their leadership skills, commitment to public
involvement in education, and dedication to improving educational
quality, student performance, and employee relations; and
WHEREAS, A native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dr. Nelson
began her career as a teacher in Edmond, Oklahoma; she joined the
Tuloso-Midway ISD as director of elementary and secondary education
in 1984, and two years later, she became district superintendent;
after 12 years' outstanding service in that post, she retired in
1998, but in 1999 she accepted an appointment as school
superintendent in Eagle Pass; subsequent attempts at a life of
leisure were equally short-lived: she returned to lead
Tuloso-Midway again in 2005, took up the reins of George West ISD in
2007, and embarked on her third tenure as superintendent of
Tuloso-Midway in 2010; and
WHEREAS, Since returning to the district six years ago, Dr.
Nelson has been instrumental in securing the passage of several
measures, including a $36 million bond package, that have enabled
the construction and renovation of a number of school facilities;
her successful efforts to improve the district's financial
practices have resulted in top ratings from the School Financial
Integrity Rating System of Texas, and she has also increased the
diversity of her district's administrative team and professional
staff; of her many accomplishments at Tuloso-Midway over the years,
she takes greatest pride in leading the transition to a year-round
school calendar, which the district introduced in 1994; in
appreciation for all that she has done in behalf of TMISD, the
performing arts center at Tuloso-Midway High School was named in
her honor in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Sue Nelson's hard work and commitment to
excellence have made a positive difference in the lives of
countless Texas students for more than 30 years, and her receipt of
this prestigious accolade provides a fitting opportunity to
recognize her outstanding contributions to the Lone Star State;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Suzanne J. Nelson on her
selection as the 2016 Region 2 Superintendent of the Year and extend
to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Nelson as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 565 was adopted by the House on March
2, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House