Bill Text: TX HR973 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Veronica Estrada of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on her receipt of a McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-04 - Reported enrolled [HR973 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR973-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 973 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Veronica Estrada, of the College of Education at | ||
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was presented an | ||
| inaugural McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award at the Conference | ||
| on Academic Research in Education held in Las Vegas on January 30, | ||
| 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree in English at | ||
| St. Mary's University in 1988, Dr. Estrada did graduate work at The | ||
| Ohio State University, where she received an M.A. in English in 1990 | ||
| and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in education studies in 1997; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Estrada joined the Department of Curriculum and | ||
| Instruction of what was then The University of Texas--Pan American | ||
| as a lecturer in 1996, and she has steadily risen through the ranks, | ||
| becoming an assistant professor in 1998, associate professor in | ||
| 2004, and full professor in 2010; she has also served the university | ||
| as department chair and interim associate dean for Undergraduate | ||
| Studies and Teacher Education, and she is currently the program | ||
| coordinator for the Secondary/All-Level Teacher Preparation | ||
| Program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The McGraw Hill award was conferred on Dr. Estrada | ||
| in recognition of her long record of exemplary scholarship; the | ||
| author or coauthor of more than 25 journal articles and book | ||
| chapters, she has cowritten a book, Classroom Connections to | ||
| Teaching: A Resource for Teachers of Latino Students, and she has | ||
| made over 80 conference presentations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, this gifted teacher and | ||
| scholar has contributed to the advancement of her discipline and | ||
| the vitality of her department, and she may indeed take great pride | ||
| in this prestigious recognition from her academic peers; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Veronica Estrada on her | ||
| receipt of an inaugural McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award and | ||
| extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Estrada as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Canales | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 973 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 30, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
