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Elgin proclaims February recognition for Dr. Marilyn Jones, invites community to Hattitude
Summary
Mayor Teresa McShan read a proclamation honoring Dr. Marilyn Jones’s four decades of civic and educational work and invited residents to a Hattitude meet-and-greet and program to mark Black History Month.
Mayor Teresa McShan read an official proclamation honoring Dr. Marilyn Jones and announced a community celebration to mark Black History Month.
The proclamation said Dr. Jones has "dedicated more than 4 decades" to public service, noted her role as the first Black woman elected to Waco City Council in 1984, and listed academic and civic accomplishments including a Ph.D. in child development and early childhood education and teaching appointments at multiple Texas institutions. The reading also cited Dr. Jones’s volunteer and organizational affiliations and credited her with helping to secure funding for large state initiatives, including a referenced $45,000,000 Texas School for the Death Reconstruction Project.
"Now, therefore, I, Teresa McShan, mayor of the city of Elgin, urge all citizens of Elgin and surrounding communities to join together in recognition and appreciation for Dr. Jones," McShan read during the meeting. The mayor closed by inviting the public to the Hattitude event at Firewold: a meet-and-greet at 9:30 a.m. and a program beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
The proclamation is ceremonial and does not create legal obligations; it recognizes Jones’s community contributions and signals the city’s participation in Black History Month programming. The city published the text as part of the meeting record and encouraged attendance at the weekend program.
