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Senate
Resolution 572
By:
Senator Hill of the 4th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
the distinguished career of Mark David Musick; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
since August 1975, Mark David Musick has served on the Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB), the nation's first interstate educational compact, and,
after demonstrating his wise and effective leadership, he was chosen by his
colleagues as the board's chief executive, a position he has held since July 1,
1989; and
WHEREAS,
he has worked tirelessly to provide excellent information and informed advice to
board members and other state-level leaders in education and government;
and
WHEREAS,
he was instrumental in the preparation of SREB's 1981 report,
The Need for
Quality, which established specific
recommendations for improving schools and colleges and pointed the way for the
educational reform movement of the 1980's; and
WHEREAS,
he has been directly responsible for SREB-State Data Exchange, one of the most
timely and highly regarded comparative data sources on education, and
spearheaded the preparation of the SREB
Fact Book on
Higher Education, the board's most
referenced report on trends and developments in education; and
WHEREAS,
a widely recognized authority on issues of educational standards and assessment,
he lent his time and expertise to the efforts of the National Education Goals
Panel, the National Council on Education Standards and Testing, and the
Governing Board for the National Assessment of Educational Progress;
and
WHEREAS,
education is the cornerstone of a strong and productive society, and, throughout
the course of a successful and laudable career, Mark David Musick has
contributed greatly to the strength of our schools and colleges.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join to
recognize the distinguished career of Mark David Musick, express their sincere
gratitude for his many valuable contributions to education, and extend their
best wishes for his future health and happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mark David Musick.