House Resolution 40 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                      BY  WINCKLER
  1  3 A Resolution to recognize and honor Charlotte
  1  4    Nelson upon her retirement as the executive director
  1  5    of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women after
  1  6    22 years of service.
  1  7    WHEREAS, since February 1985, Charlotte Nelson has
  1  8 been appointed by Governor Branstad and Governor
  1  9 Vilsack, with confirmation by the Senate, for five
  1 10 different terms; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, Charlotte Nelson went from running a
  1 12 stand=alone agency to working with six different
  1 13 directors in the Department of Human Rights; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, Charlotte Nelson has worked with six
  1 15 different Commission chairs and a total of 61 citizen
  1 16 commissioners and 19 ex officio commissioners from the
  1 17 General Assembly along with 33 staff members and 32
  1 18 student interns; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, Charlotte Nelson has submitted 21 annual
  1 20 reports and numerous publications regarding sexism or
  1 21 discrimination against women, beginning with printed
  1 22 copies and evolving to an extensive website; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, Charlotte Nelson arranged the induction of
  1 24 84 members into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame and
  1 25 further celebrated the contributions of women with 22
  1 26 years sponsoring the Write Women Back Into History
  1 27 Essay Contest for Iowa students; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 28    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 29 That the House of Representatives thanks Charlotte
  1 30 Nelson for her dedication and commitment to Iowa women
  2  1 and for her role in promoting full participation by
  2  2 women in the economic, political, and social life of
  2  3 the state.
  2  4 LSB 2879HH 82
  2  5 jr:nh/es/88