SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1999-8624

By Senators Rasmussen and Honeyford

     WHEREAS, Ronald W. Crawford has dedicated more than twenty years as a state vocational program supervisor in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction with responsibility for 250 school districts; and   

     WHEREAS, His administration of federal and state vocational-technical programs in various fields led to a student enrollment from 14,000 to 34,000 in ten years; and

     WHEREAS, He developed a new statewide curriculum in Forestry and Horticulture adopted by more than 145 schools; and

     WHEREAS, He served on a national task force for the development of a curriculum in Biotechnology and Money Management; and

     WHEREAS, He directed a national contest in sales and marketing to teach students the intricacies of management, budgeting, and facility development; and

     WHEREAS, He developed a curriculum in golf course management with twenty-five pilot programs in Washington;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the members of the Washington State Senate acknowledge and honor Ronald W. Crawford, and the important role he has played in promoting vocational and technical training for students in Washington and throughout the United States; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Ronald W. Crawford.

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1999-8624,

adopted by the Senate February 26, 1999.

TONY M. COOK

Secretary of the Senate