TITLE: Congratulating the Tyler County Hospital School of Vocational Nursing for receiving the Woodville Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Tyler County Hospital School of Vocational Nursing for receiving the Woodville Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Tyler County Hospital School of Vocational Nursing won the Woodville Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award at the annual Tyler County Chamber of Commerce Members Banquet on February 3, 2015; and WHEREAS, The school was established in 1960 to train vocational nurses, who work under the supervision of physicians and registered nurses to provide patients with supplemental care in a variety of settings; its students go on to work for local hospitals and other medical facilities, and since 1990, nearly 900 students have graduated from the school, with an average licensure rate of 90 percent over the past 10 years; and WHEREAS, Since 1987, the school has been headed by Eva Stanley, RN, BSN, and MSN, and its faculty includes full-time instructors Lynn Hays, RN, BSN, Tracie Kenner, RN, and Kathy Broom, RN, and part-time instructors Bonnie Owens, RN, and Alicia Havard, LVN; the school also enjoys the support of the Tyler County Hospital Foundation, which works with the hospital to provide the school with the latest technology; and WHEREAS, This unique institution is working hard to help reduce the critical shortage of well-trained nurses in the Lone Star State, and its success has contributed greatly to the quality of life in Tyler County and beyond; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Tyler County Hospital School of Vocational Nursing for receiving the Woodville Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award and extend to its teachers and students sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. White of Tyler Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1573 was adopted by the House on April 16, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House