HR 13 Text

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 13
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Campbell, Beach,
Canterbury, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Leggett,
Longstreth, Louisos, Marshall, Paxton, Perry, Poling,
Roberts, Spencer, Stemple, Stephens, Stevens, Sumner,
Tabb, Tansill, Wells, Williams, Wysong, and Anderson)

H. R. 13 - "Recognizing the accomplishments of Mark Musick, President of the Southern Regional Education Board, a distinguished American who is dedicated to educational excellence."
Whereas, Mark Musick is the son of the late Henry and Mary Foster Musick; and
Whereas, Mark Musick is a graduate of Gate City High School, Scott County, Va. He was valedictorian of his class; and
Whereas, Mark Musick earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in History from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he was president of his graduating class and "Man of the Year"; and
Whereas, Mark Musick came to the Southern Regional Education Board from Virginia, and had served in the Virginia Governor's Office, the Virginia Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Council of Higher Education; and
Whereas, Mark Musick has been involved in the work of the Southern Regional Education Board for more than two decades to improve quality in southern schools and colleges; and
Whereas, Before being selected Southern Regional Education Board president in 1989, Mark Musick was vice president of the Board and worked primarily with southern state legislators, governors and higher education boards; and
Whereas, Mark Musick has directed technology initiatives that
have earned national recognition for the Southern Regional Education Board, including the Educational Technology Cooperative and the Electronic Campus, America's most successful distance learning marketplace. The Southern Regional Education Board's Distance Learning Policy Laboratory has made the south a leader in solving policy problems that limit the reach and success of distance learning; and
Whereas, In the 1980's, Mark Musick directed a project affiliated with the National Assessment of Educational Progress that for the first time produced student achievement information that could be legitimately compared from one state to another. The Southern Regional Education Board project served as a model for the nationwide program that now involves all fifty states and is a key education accountability provision of the "No Child Left Behind Act"; and
Whereas, Mark Musick is a charter member of the new board of ACT, Inc., which administers more than 1.2 million collegiate admissions tests annually. He serves on the Executive Committee and chairs the Corporate Development Committee for ACT; and
Whereas, Three U.S. Secretaries of Education have appointed Mark Musick to chair the Governing Board of the National Assessment of Educational Progress that directs the program known as the Nation's Report Card; and
Whereas, Mark Musick has decide to retire in 2005 from his position as President of the Southern Regional Education Board, leaving behind a lifetime of accomplishments designed to enhance the quality of education in the United States; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the House hereby acknowledges the dedication and commitment of Mark Musick to educational excellence, not only in southern states, but across the country; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House extends its sincere appreciation to him for his many contributions and service as President of the Southern Regional Education Board. His Knowledge and expertise, along with his leadership ability, has made a lasting impact on the further goals of the Southern Regional Education Board; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House expresses its best wishes to Mark Musick on the occasion of his retirement as President of the Southern Regional Education Board, and wishes him well in all future endeavors he may choose to undertake; and, be it
Further Resolved, that the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to Mark Musick, President of the Southern Regional Education Board and distinguished American.

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