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The contest required five sorority presidents to search through a sandbox full of flour and find their sorority spoon. Delta Zeta president Jane Gray dug with fervor, immersing herself in the white powder, and won the prize. Now known as Sen. Jane Nelson, she's been a winner ever since. Sen. Nelson came to UTA in 1969 to study elementary education. During her two years in Arlington, she was voted Pachl Hall Sweetheart and was named campus beauty in the annual "Beauty and the Beast" contest. Her biggest UTA prize, though, was fellow student Mike Nelson, whom she met as a freshman and married in 1975. "UTA will always have a special place in my heart," she said. "It offered me a first taste of campus life and was a training ground for the leadership skills I use in the Senate today. It's also where I met my husband." After college, Sen. Nelson taught school for several years, then won a seat on the state Board of Education in 1988 and served two terms. As a member of the board, she campaigned statewide for the correction of more than 5,000 errors in public school history books and helped pass tougher textbook standards for all Texas schools. Elected to the Texas Senate in 1992, Sen. Nelson represents District 9, which includes parts of Dallas, Denton, Ellis and Tarrant counties. During her eight years in Austin, she has focused on promoting quality education, working to ease highway congestion and advocating responsible government and tax relief. One of her most notable achievements is a package of eight laws designed to curb family violence. She is also intensely interested in health care issues and serves as chair of the Senate Health Services Committee. She's the first Republican to hold the position. Sen.
Nelson has won numerous awards from organizations such as the American
Heart Association, Texas Medical Association and Texas Council on Family
Violence. She also has received the Friend of the Taxpayer Award from
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