Bill Text: TX HR2319 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Maria D. Salinas on her designation as professor emeritus at Del Mar College.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR2319 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2319-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2319 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Maria D. Salinas, retired educator at Del Mar | ||
College in Corpus Christi, has been named professor emeritus by the | ||
college's board of regents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Emeritus status is conferred on selected former | ||
faculty members and administrators in recognition of their | ||
significant contributions to the educational community; many of | ||
these distinguished individuals continue to serve the university | ||
during their retirement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Professor emeritus of English, Dr. Salinas joined | ||
Del Mar College in 1988, and she provided leadership for a number of | ||
programs during her 25-year tenure; notably, she served on the | ||
Mexican-American Studies Program Committee and coordinated the | ||
Puente Del Mar Mentor Program, among others; she also wrote grants | ||
to update classroom equipment and purchase books, and she helped | ||
initiate the campus-wide Viking Book Club; her exceptional work has | ||
earned her a number of honors, including the Excellence in Teaching | ||
Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational | ||
Development; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Salinas is past president of the Del Mar College | ||
Chapter of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, | ||
and she currently serves as a representative on the organization's | ||
state board; in addition, she has been active with the Hispanic | ||
Women's Network of Texas, the National Association of Developmental | ||
Education, and the advisory coalition for Texas State | ||
Representative Abel Herrero; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her myriad endeavors in behalf of Del Mar | ||
College, Dr. Maria Salinas has contributed immeasurably to | ||
advancing the mission of that institution, and she is indeed | ||
deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Maria D. Salinas on her | ||
designation as professor emeritus at Del Mar College and extend to | ||
her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Salinas as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Herrero | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2319 was adopted by the House on May | ||
21, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||