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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 73
BY REPRESENTATIVE HINES
A RESOLUTION
To commend Derek D. Bardell of New Orleans for his outstanding accomplishments.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Derek D. Bardell, one of Louisiana's finest
citizens; and
WHEREAS, an educational administrator, Mr. Bardell is a graduate of St. Augustine
High School and holds a bachelor of arts degree in business management/urban studies and
public policy from Dillard University, a master of liberal arts degree in interdisciplinary
liberal arts, and a master of arts degree in civic and cultural management, both from Tulane
University; he is also certified by the state Department of Education in numerous
specialization areas; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bardell serves as a dean of student services with the Jefferson
Parish Public School System and as an adjunct professor of business administration at
Delgado Community College; and
WHEREAS, previously, Mr. Bardell served for ten years as a tenured instructor of
business with New Orleans Public Schools, where he instituted, headed, or participated in
a number of academic and extracurricular programs that significantly enriched the lives of
his students; and
WHEREAS, an active community servant, Mr. Bardell has served on the board
of advisors of the Infinity Network Project, a treatment program that services substance
abusing pregnant and postpartum women and their dependent children; serves on the
Delgado Community College Care and Development of Young Children board of advisors
and the United States Selective Service Board; participated in the Metropolitan Area
Committee's (MAC) Leadership Forum; and has held positions as a teacher consultant for
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Schools/New Teacher Project Human Resources Department, and as a Praxis consultant for
Delgado Community College; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Mr. Bardell was selected by United States Senator John Breaux
to serve as a United States Senate Teacher Intern because of his exemplary performance in
the classroom; he has been cited by Tribune Magazine as both one of its People on the Move
and a Rising Star; Gambit Magazine recognized him in its 2007 40 Under 40 exclusive; he
has been honored thrice by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
for his methodologies for teaching crucial business concepts, and NFTE named him its 2004
Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year and its 2006 Relentless Dedication to Youth
Award Recipient; and he has been recognized by the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
(CADA) on numerous occasions because of his academic prowess and commitment to
abating drug and alcohol abuse among inner-city children; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bardell has appeared on the St. Augustine Purple Knights Television
Show to comment on the many issues confronting his community and its youth; was featured
in the 2002 edition of the African American Success Guide of the New Orleans City
Business Magazine; was designated a "Trailblazer" by Data News Weekly Magazine; was
named the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary 2003-2004 Teacher Award Winner;
was named the Pan-American Life We Will Teacher of the Month; has twice been selected
to be a special guest lecturer at Xavier University to speak on socioeconomic and
educational issues; and has been commended by various governmental entities for his
achievements; and
WHEREAS, throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Bardell has garnered numerous
other awards and distinctions, such as the Artie Award from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated; being listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers; being designated a
Southern Exposure Research Fellow with Southern University at Baton Rouge; and
induction into Phi Delta Kappa International Education Society, Omicron Delta Kappa
National Leadership Honor Society, Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor
Society, Golden Key National Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor
Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honor Society, and Alpha Kappa
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WHEREAS, Mr. Bardell's unique experiences have positioned him to be a strong
agent of change, hope, and progress in New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bardell merits a special measure of commendation for the pride and
honor he brings to the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Derek D. Bardell of New Orleans for his
outstanding accomplishments and does hereby extend to him best wishes for continued
success and happiness in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Derek D. Bardell.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES