SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 7
(By Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, Plymale, Prezioso,
Edgell,
Bailey, Bowman, Dempsey, Hunter, Unger, White, Boley, Guills,
Harrison, Sharpe, Fanning, Foster, Jenkins, Oliverio and McCabe)
Recognizing the accomplishments of Mark Musick, President of the
Southern Regional Education Board.
Whereas, Mark Musick has been involved in the work of the
Southern Regional Education Board for more than two decades in an
effort 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 developed 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; and
Whereas, In the 1980s, Mark Musick worked on a project
affiliated with the National Assessment of Educational Progress
which, for the first time, produced student achievement information
that could be compared from one state to another. The Southern
Regional Education Board project served as a model for the nationwide program that now involves all 50 states and is a key
provision of the federal No Child Left Behind Act; and
Whereas, Mark Musick is a charter member 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 decided 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 Senate:
That the Senate hereby recognizes the accomplishments of Mark
Musick, President of the Southern Regional Education Board; and, be
it
Further Resolved, That the Senate extends its sincere
appreciation to Mark Musick for his 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
Southern Regional Education Board; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate 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.