A JOINT RESOLUTION acknowledging the henderson county education foundation on establishing a Hall of Fame and honoring the memory of glenn c. Marlow and Hugh D. Randall, former superintendents and inductees of the hall of fame.

Whereas, the Henderson County Education Foundation has established a Hall of Fame to honor individuals who have demonstrated measurable influence or made significant contributions to the growth and development of education in Henderson County; and
Whereas, a selection committee, consisting of a teacher, a school administration, a foundation board member, and two county residents, has recommended 14 people as the first inductees into the Hall of Fame; and
Whereas, inductees were nominated in the categories of teacher or administrator, other contributor, including school board members, and support personnel; and
Whereas, the inductees are former county superintendents, R.G. Anders and Glenn C. Marlow; school board member Mary Kellogg Bell; city superintendents Charles L. Byrd and Hugh D. Randall; former teachers Amy F. Pace and Susie Smith Sinclair; former principals C.F. Jervis and Ernest L. Justus; Blue Ridge Community College founding President William D. Killian; former county system secretary and finance officer Grace E. Ledbetter; former teacher and principal John R. Marable; principal, county school board member, and Blue Ridge Community College trustee Joe D. Spearman, Sr., and former county physical education director Kenneth B. "Keg" Wheeler; and
Whereas, the Hall of Fame is a fitting memorial to the late Glenn C. Marlow and Hugh D. Randall, former school administrators and first-time inductees; and
Whereas, Glenn C. Marlow, who served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent, was successful at motivating students and managing school funds. During his tenure as the County's superintendent, a State accreditation report ranked the Henderson County Public Schools second among 134 school systems on standards of performance and opportunity for the 1989‑1990 school year; and
Whereas, Hugh D. Randall served as superintendent of the former city schools from 1954 to 1978 and was instrumental in getting kindergarten started statewide, helping establish Blue Ridge Community College, and setting up one of the first schools for immigrants. He was responsible for expanding school personnel to include a physical education teacher, secretary, librarian, and assistant principal in each school; and
Whereas, each year the Education Foundation plans to add five new members to the Hall of Fame; and
Whereas, establishing the Hall of Fame is worthy of recognition and acknowledgement; Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

SECTION 1.  The General Assembly honors the memory of former superintendents Glenn C. Marlow and Hugh D. Randall, two individuals who dedicated their lives to educating the children of Henderson County.
SECTION 2.  The General Assembly acknowledges the Henderson County Education Foundation on establishing the Hall of Fame to recognize those who have gone beyond the call of duty in providing an education to the children of Henderson County.
SECTION 3.  The Secretary of State shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Henderson County Education Foundation.
SECTION 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 1st day of May, 2003.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 Richard T. Morgan
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives