H*4521 Session 125 (2023-2024) H 4521 Resolution, By Hixon
A house RESOLUTION
TO recognize and HONOR Rose Butler, culinary arts
teacher at North Augusta High School, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER
fifty-two YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE, and TO
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives has learned that Rose Butler will begin a well-deserved retirement at the end of the 2023 school year after more than five decades as the highly regarded teacher of culinary arts at North Augusta High School; and
Whereas, reared outside of Eastover, Rose Butler always wanted to become a teacher, so after she graduated from South Carolina State University at the age of twenty, she began her career teaching home economics in Aiken County; and
Whereas, Ms. Butler began teaching at North Augusta in the fall of 1971, and her daily activities often involved making biscuits and gravy, teaching table etiquette, and providing the math skills for the baking class, but they always included her iconic presence in the classroom and halls of the school; and Whereas, she helped to develop and sustain a culinary arts program at North Augusta where students can earn ServSafe restaurant and course completer certifications. Through partnerships with WifeSaver and other local culinary and industry professionals in an advisory committee, she helped to provide education and job opportunities for students; and Whereas, Ms. Butler has made a difference in the lives of the students she has served, and she has been a mentor and role model for restaurateurs in the community, some of whom have businesses that hire her students; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives value the work of dedicated educators in the Palmetto State, who devote themselves to our youth by helping them to prepare to become productive citizens, and especially teachers like Rose Butler, whose outstanding service has impacted her students, her school, and her community; and
Whereas, she plans to spend many happy hours of retirement with her family and traveling, reading, gardening, and even fishing whenever she has the opportunity; and
Whereas, grateful for
her many years of distinguished service to North Augusta High School, the South
Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the
South Carolina House of Representatives,
by this resolution, recognize and honor Rose Butler, culinary arts teacher at
North Augusta High School, upon the occasion of her retirement after fifty-two
years of exemplary service, and
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Rose Butler. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on June 7, 2023 at 2:34 PM |