| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 702 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Claudia S. Jackson is retiring from Del Mar |
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| 3 | 3 | | College in Corpus Christi on April 30, 2019, drawing to a close an |
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| 4 | 4 | | outstanding tenure that has spanned more than four decades; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The former director of public information for Bee |
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| 6 | 6 | | County College, Claudia Jackson assumed the same role at Del Mar |
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| 7 | 7 | | College in 1977; after 21 years in that position, she became the |
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| 8 | 8 | | assistant to the president for community relations, and she was |
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| 9 | 9 | | subsequently promoted to executive director of community and |
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| 10 | 10 | | legislative relations before being named executive director of |
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| 11 | 11 | | strategic communication and government relations in 2013; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, A member of the president's executive team, she |
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| 13 | 13 | | has advanced the mission of Del Mar College by managing |
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| 14 | 14 | | institutional advertising, publications, marketing, and social |
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| 15 | 15 | | media as well as guiding the crisis communication team and acting |
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| 16 | 16 | | as a liaison to elected officials; moreover, she was responsible |
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| 17 | 17 | | for the information component of the 2014 Capital Improvement |
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| 18 | 18 | | Program; under her direction, the College Relations Office has |
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| 19 | 19 | | received nearly a hundred marketing and advertising awards; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of Leadership Corpus Christi and |
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| 21 | 21 | | Leadership Texas, Claudia Jackson has given back to the community |
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| 22 | 22 | | as chair of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education |
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| 23 | 23 | | District IV/Southwest and as a member of the CASE international |
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| 24 | 24 | | board of directors; in addition, she cochaired the BoldFuture for |
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| 25 | 25 | | the Coastal Bend planning initiative and chaired the Corpus |
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| 26 | 26 | | Christi Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, She has garnered numerous accolades over the |
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| 28 | 28 | | years, including the CASE District IV Distinguished Achievement |
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| 29 | 29 | | Award and the Corpus Christi YWCA Woman of the Year in |
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| 30 | 30 | | Communications award; she holds a bachelor's degree in |
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| 31 | 31 | | journalism from The University of Texas at Austin and a master's |
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| 32 | 32 | | degree in communications, business, and photography from Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | A&M University--Corpus Christi; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Jackson's dedication, professionalism, |
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| 35 | 35 | | and commitment to excellence have greatly benefited Del Mar |
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| 36 | 36 | | College, and she may take well-deserved pride in her exceptional |
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| 37 | 37 | | record of achievement as she embarks on the next exciting chapter |
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| 38 | 38 | | of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Claudia S. Jackson on her |
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| 41 | 41 | | retirement from Del Mar College and extend to her sincere best |
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| 42 | 42 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 44 | 44 | | her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 45 | 45 | | Hinojosa |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | President of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 49 | 49 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 50 | 50 | | the Senate on May 7, 2019. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | ________________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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