H.R. No. 1448
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Outstanding local educators and school employees
are being celebrated at the Midland Chamber of Commerce Education
Committee's annual Excellence in Teaching and Unsung Hero Awards
Gala on April 26, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The awards process is open to all Midland County
public, private, and alternative schools, which are encouraged to
choose a campus-level winner for each award; grouped by elementary
and secondary categories, the campus winners then compete at the
city level; and
WHEREAS, The elementary education nominees for this year's
Excellence in Teaching award include Pamela Abrams, Heather
Bennett, Kathy Brookings, Laurencia Castillo, Sheila Chambers, Kim
Connel, Kelly Cooke, Hiram "Tony" De La Rosa, Tasha Deerfield,
Sheila Ford, Stephanie Gryder, Heather Halepeska, Robin Hall,
Kristi Ham, Winette Hillger, Melissa Hoke, Stacy Leach, Yvette
Lozano, Michelle Marker, Hang Marquez, Christine Morgan, Cindy
Mullins, Marisa Orozco, Ivonne Perez, Lindsey Smedley, Stacy
Spicer, Elaine Walker, Stephani Winston, and Judy Wootan; and
WHEREAS, The secondary education nominees for the award are
Sara Anderson, Amy Biodrowski, Joshua Ellis, Mandy Hardwick, Victor
Hermosillo, Melanie Jones, Dusty LaLanne, Jeannie Lalk, Clark Alan
Lowery, Jr., Douglas Moss, Wende Parsley, Robbyne Teel, Christy
Tynes, Cindy Wiebusch, and Melissa Wright; and
WHEREAS, Nominees for the Unsung Hero award in elementary
education are Keitha Butler, Nena Castillo, Fabiola Castruita, Axel
Adolfo Chavez, Rick Flores, Emma Galindo, Pauline Garcia, Vickie
Gibson, Lanae Gwin, Susan Harmon, Sherri Heiting, Lynette Hibbens,
David Jackson, Rayna Kennedy, Erin Lloyd, Sarah Meador, Debra
Martinez, Brenda Moore, Tamara Morgan, Margie Norton, Beverly
Pardue, Emily Patton, Margaret Rangel, Lupe Reyes, Debra Sanchez,
Heather Siruta, Irene Torres, and Bradley Williams; and
WHEREAS, Unsung Hero nominees at the secondary level include
Linda Alley, Freddie Barela, Jo Ann Barrandey, Cindy Bishop,
Charlsye Dodson, Rose Knight, Susan Lee, Jake Martinez, Heather
Mason, Frances O'Neal, Roxana Salazar, Becky Streun, and Sherry
Williams; and
WHEREAS, The outstanding efforts of these men and women are
vital to the learning and development of Midland's young people,
and they are indeed a source of great pride to their campus and
their community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the nominees for the Midland
Chamber of Commerce Education Committee's 2011 Excellence in
Teaching and Unsung Hero Awards and extend to them sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the nominees as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Craddick
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1448 was adopted by the House on May
12, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House