STAND. COM. REP. NO. 901

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 284

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Education and Housing, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 284, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Education Commission of the States

 

G.M. No. 284

DALE C. WEBSTER,

for a term to expire 6-30-2013,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds Dale C. Webster to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Education Commission of the States.

 

     Testimony in support of Dale C. Webster was submitted by one private organization and two individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Dale C. Webster has extensive education and management experience, including six years as Business Manager of Haleakala Waldorf School, four years as a lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Management, and Personal Finance at Maui Community College, five years as a small business owner, and three years managing a small business incubator in Kihei, Hawaii.  Mr. Webster also held numerous sales and management positions at AT&T in New York and New Jersey from 1965-1989, and was a Captain, United States Army, from 1968-1970.  He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.  Mr. Webster is active in numerous community organizations, including the Junior Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Volunteer Service Bureau, and is a Little League Coach, and SCORE volunteer, among many other community activities.  He is a reappointment to the Education Commission of the States.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education and Housing,

 

 

 

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair