House Bill 9417

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9417

        By Representative Sublette






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring William Cecil Golden for

  3         his many contributions to education in the

  4         State of Florida.

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  6         WHEREAS, William Cecil Golden began his career in

  7  education as a teacher for the Santa Rosa County School Board

  8  in September 1945 and quickly rose to become one of the

  9  youngest public school principals in this state, and

10         WHEREAS, Cecil Golden, as a public school principal,

11  engaged in agricultural pursuits in an effort to provide food

12  for his students and even drove a bus to transport his

13  students to school, and

14         WHEREAS, Cecil Golden began working for the Florida

15  Department of Education as a Senior Specialist in the Student

16  Financial Aid Section in 1955, and

17         WHEREAS, Cecil Golden, over the past 50 years, rose

18  through the ranks of the Florida Department of Education,

19  serving as Senior Specialist for Student Financial Aid, Senior

20  Specialist for Teacher Certification, Assistant Director and

21  Division Director of Teacher Certification, Associate

22  Commissioner for Planning and Coordination, and Associate

23  Deputy Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner for Educational

24  Management, and

25         WHEREAS, Cecil Golden's many contributions to the

26  people of the State of Florida have included, but not been

27  limited to, developing the Florida Education Finance Program

28  (FEFP), serving as the chief operating officer for the

29  Department of Education, and helping the Legislature write the

30  Florida School Code as we know it today, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9417

    534-198C-98






  1         WHEREAS, Cecil Golden has loyally served five

  2  Commissioners of Education:  Tom Bailey, Floyd Christian,

  3  Ralph Turlington, Betty Castor, and Doug Jamerson, and

  4         WHEREAS, Cecil Golden continues to demonstrate great

  5  dedication to the people of the State of Florida by

  6  contributing his immense wealth of knowledge in the areas of

  7  education policy and funding to the Florida House of

  8  Representatives, and

  9         WHEREAS, Cecil Golden, through his continued service,

10  is an invaluable source of history and expertise on education

11  in this state whose knowledge represents that "moreish"

12  knowledge so deeply appreciated by those who work with him,

13  and

14         WHEREAS, it is appropriate that William Cecil Golden be

15  recognized and honored for his accomplishments and dedication

16  to the people of the State of Florida, NOW, THEREFORE,

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18  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

19  Florida:

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21         That the Florida House of Representatives hereby honors

22  William Cecil Golden for his many contributions to the State

23  of Florida and for his continuing effort to improve the

24  quality of education for the citizens of this state.

25         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

26  be presented to William Cecil Golden as a tangible token of

27  the sentiments expressed herein.

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