SR 6 — Inducts Joyce Woodhouse into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1168)

S.R.Senate Resolution No.

66–Senators SENATECannizzaro, RTitus; ESOLUTION NO.

6–SBuck, ENATORSCruz- CCrawford, ANNIZZARO,Daly, TDoñate, ITUS;Dondero Loop, Ellison, Flores, Hansen, Krasner, Lange, Neal, Nguyen, Ohrenschall, Pazina, Rogich, Scheible, Steinbeck, Stone and Taylor FILE NUMBER..........

BUCK , CRUZ -CRAWFORD , D ALY , D OÑATE, D ONDERO LOOP, E LLISON, FLORES, H ANSEN, K RASNER , LANGE , NEAL , N GUYEN , OHRENSCHALL , PAZINA, ROGICH , SCHEIBLE, TEINBECK , TONE AND TAYLOR M AY 7, 2025 ____________ Read and Adopted SUMMARY—Inducts Joyce Woodhouse into the Senate Hall of Fame.

(BDR R-1168) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

W HEREAS,HEREAS , The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada has established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected by leadership from those past Senators who have served with distinction and who have made exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , Joyce Woodhouse was born in Wibaux, Montana, which is a small town near the eastern border of that state with a population of around 500 people;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , Joyce found her calling in education and received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Carroll College in Helena, Montana, and master’s degrees in Curriculum and Instruction and in Educational Leadership from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , After graduating from Carroll College, Joyce started her 40-year career with the Clark County School District in Nevada, serving as a first-grade teacher and then as principal at James Madison Ullom Elementary School and later as a program administrator;

andentary School and later as a program W HEREAS,HEREAS , Shortly after entering retirement in 2006, Joyce ran for public office, with the support of her late husband, Al Wittenberg, and was elected to represent the residents of Nevada State Senate District 5 in Clark County;

and - *SR6* – 2 – W HEREAS , During her tenure in the Senate, Joyce advocated for the children, families and schools of Nevada and focused on improving health care, expanding job opportunities and increasing classroom funding;

and W HEREAS , After serving 12 years in the Senate, Joyce continues to dedicate her time to various groups and organizations, including, without limitation, the Commission on School Funding, the - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education, Silver State Schools Credit Union, Communities in Schools of Nevada and Voices in Voting and Joyce also graciously donates her time by personally reading to children;

now, therefore, be it R ESOLVED BY THE SENATES ENATE OF THE STATES TATE OF N EVADA , That, for her many years of devoted service to the State of Nevada as a member of Nevada Senate and her 40 years of service in the Clark County School District, Joyce Woodhouse is hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of the State of Nevada;

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