2025 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 607
Commending Annamarie Bollino, Ph.D.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 10, 2025
WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino, Ph.D., supervisor of the arts for Prince William County Public Schools, was presented an Outstanding Administrator Award by the Virginia Music Educators Association in 2024; and
WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino prepared for her career in arts education at George Mason University, where she earned a master's degree and doctoral degree in music education; and
WHEREAS, as supervisor of the arts, Annamarie Bollino guides and collaborates with arts educators across Prince William County Public Schools to help them make a greater impact in their students' lives; and
WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino has demonstrated a deep commitment to creating learning environments that encourage innovation, spark creativity, and inspire expression, enabling countless student-artists to thrive; and
WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino has been an arts education leader on the state and national level, including as the president of the Virginia Music Educators Association, president-elect of the Southern Division of the National Association for Musical Education (NAfME), and chair of the NAfME Music Program Leaders Council; and
WHEREAS, prior to joining Prince William County Public Schools, Annamarie Bollino devoted 20 years to Stafford County Public Schools as a music educator, building administrator, and coordinator of visual and performing arts; and
WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino has advanced arts education in the Commonwealth by serving on state arts standards writing committees, as a grant panelist for several agencies, and as a member of the Virginia Coalition for Fine Arts Education, where she is spearheading the state's participation in the Arts Education Data Project; and
WHEREAS, Annamarie Bollino's success as an arts education administrator is a result of her ability to motivate her teachers and students, make them feel valued, and empower them to achieve their full potential; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Annamarie Bollino, Ph.D., hereby be commended for receiving a 2024 Outstanding Administrator Award from the Virginia Music Educators Association; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Annamarie Bollino, Ph.D., as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for her contributions to arts education in the Commonwealth.