H*5348 Resolution, By Anderson, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anthony, 
Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, 
Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G.A. Brown, 
H.B. Brown, R.L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, 
Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, 
Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, 
Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, 
Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, 
Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, 
D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, 
Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, 
Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, 
G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, 
Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Weeks, Whipper, White, 
Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young
 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. MAUDEST RHUE-SCOTT, PRINCIPAL OF
 SAMPIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER FORTY
 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, AND TO WISH HER
 CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

   05/31/12  House  Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 9)

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. MAUDEST RHUE-SCOTT, PRINCIPAL OF SAMPIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT AFTER FORTY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

Whereas, it is altogether fitting and proper that the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina should pause in their deliberations to express their gratitude to Dr. Maudest Rhue-Scott for her significant contributions to the education of our state's youngest citizens; and

Whereas, after earning a bachelor's degree in music education in 1972 from Livingston College in Salisbury, North Carolina, she began her teaching career at Miley Hill Elementary in the Charleston County School District; and

Whereas, she also taught music at Blaney Elementary and Schroeder Middle schools while earning a master's degree in elementary administration and supervision from The Citadel in 1976; and

Whereas, since 1976, she has faithfully served Georgetown County School District as a music teacher at    Brown's Ferry Elementary, Choppee Middle, and McDonald Elementary schools, and then as an assistant principal at     McDonald Elementary from 1986 to 1990

and as principal of Sampit Elementary School since 1990; and

Whereas, she earned a specialist in education degree from The Citadel in 1998 and completed her doctorate in education in 2007 at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and

Whereas, Dr. Rhue-Scott has utilized school funding at Sampit Elementary to keep class sizes small and to provide high-quality and thorough staff development and teacher training; and

Whereas, under her leadership, Sampit Elementary's creation of a successful school atmosphere through high student achievement has earned the school recognition as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School in 2005 for closing the achievement gap. In addition, the school has also been recognized with Palmetto Gold and Silver awards; and

Whereas, Dr. Rhue-Scott is a member of the South Carolina Association of School Administrators, the South Carolina Alliance of Black School Educators, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the National Association of Elementary School Principals; and

Whereas, she has served her community as the organist and pianist of Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church since 1962 and as its financial manager since 2008, and as a member of the NAACP, The Peters Group, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; and

Whereas, she is the proud mother of two fine children, who have blessed her with two adoring grandchildren with whom she plans to spend many happy hours of her retirement; and

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is grateful for the years of dedication that Dr. Maudest Rhue-Scott has devoted to the field of education and wish her many years of enjoyment in her well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and honor Dr. Maudest Rhue-Scott, principal of Sampit Elementary School, upon the occasion of her retirement after forty years of outstanding service in the field of education, and wish her continued success and happiness in all her future endeavors.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Maudest Rhue-Scott.