Bill Text: TX HR1397 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Patrice Lanette Allen on her receipt of a master's degree in business administration from Lamar University.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR1397 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR1397-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 1397

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Patrice Lanette Allen graduated with a master of
business administration degree from Lamar University on May 13,
2021; and
WHEREAS, An admired educator, Dr. Allen has served James S.
Deady Middle School in Houston as an assistant principal during the
2020-2021 school year; in addition, she works with the 6th Grade and
ELA/ELL Teams and serves as the Title 1, secondary testing, and
safety coordinator; she began her career teaching English at
Phillis Wheatley High School and advanced to serve as a literacy
instructional specialist and as the campus discipline and safety
coordinator; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Allen also holds a bachelor's degree in
sociology from Baylor University, a master's degree in counseling
education from the University of Houston-Victoria, and a doctoral
degree in educational leadership from Prairie View A&M University;
she has conducted research on African American women serving as
school superintendents and aspiring to that role, and she presented
her research at the 2015 Research Association of Minority
Professors Conference; in addition, she has co-authored research on
Ph.D. programs in historically Black colleges and universities; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Clothild Allen and Lawrence Allen
Jr., Dr. Allen spent most of her early years with her grandmother,
State Representative Dr. Alma Allen, who instilled in her the
importance of education; the younger Dr. Allen is supported in all
her endeavors by the love and encouragement of her fiancé, Jae D.
Brown, and she is the proud mother of three children, Jaedis,
Jaelauryn, and Jaeson; and
WHEREAS, Patrice Allen has demonstrated an exceptional
commitment to excellence in the pursuit of her academic goals, and
in so doing, she has earned the respect and admiration of all who
are privileged to know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Patrice Lanette Allen on her
receipt of a master's degree in business administration from Lamar
University 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. Allen as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Allen
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1397 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House