HJR858 Summary

• Commends Sue Helms for her professional achievements and dedicated service to education and the State of Alabama upon her retirement

• Recognizes her 18 years of service on the Madison City Board of Education and Madison County Board of Education, retiring as board president in May 2011

• Honors her service as president of the Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) beginning in 2007, as the fourth woman to lead the organization founded in 1949

• Notes her active participation in AASB's Executive/Legislative Committee, achievement of Master Level in the School Board Member Academy, and involvement with the National School Boards Association (NSBA)

• Acknowledges her roles with the Republican Women of Madison, State Superintendent of Education's Report Card Committee, and Huntsville/Madison County Mental Health Association Board