Bill Text: TX SR22 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Todd Witt for earning his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-22 - Reported enrolled [SR22 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR22-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Todd Witt, a 56-year-old father of three, set an | ||
inspiring example of perseverance by earning his Ph.D. from Texas | ||
Tech University in 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Witt studied higher education administration | ||
at the University of Mississippi in the 1990s but put his dreams | ||
of completing his doctorate on hold due to the responsibilities | ||
of raising a family; with only his dissertation needed, he was | ||
able to resume his coursework through the Texas Tech College of | ||
Education's online program and recently graduated with a Ph.D. in | ||
curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in STEM education; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although he saw the degree as more of a labor of | ||
love than a means to a career, it led Mr. Witt to a job working as | ||
an education and outreach manager at the Texas Freshwater | ||
Fisheries Center in Athens, where he plans educational | ||
experiences for the children who tour the facility and its | ||
exhibits; part of his research at Texas Tech involved studying | ||
the style of education known as experiential learning and the | ||
ways that field trips can benefit student performance on | ||
standardized tests, and he is currently in charge of a number of | ||
updates to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center that will help | ||
young visitors to better understand science through hands-on | ||
activities; and | ||
WHEREAS, A role model to his loved ones and to students of | ||
all ages, Todd Witt has distinguished himself by completing his | ||
education and beginning an exciting new career, and he may indeed | ||
reflect with well-deserved pride on this impressive achievement; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate Todd Witt on earning his Ph.D. | ||
from Texas Tech University and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Witt as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 22, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |