H.R. No. 951
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Wendy Sierra has been named a Fulbright-Hays Fellow
by the International Education Programs Service; and
WHEREAS, An initiative of the U.S. Department of Education,
IEPS works to meet the national needs for expertise and competence
in foreign languages and area or international studies; included
among its offerings is the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program,
which provides short-term study and travel seminars for U.S.
educators in the social sciences and humanities for the purpose of
improving their understanding and knowledge of the people and
culture of other countries; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Sierra, a geography teacher at East View High
School in Georgetown, was one of only 16 individuals chosen to
participate in a five-week trip to India, which will include visits
to religious sites in rural and urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Wendy Sierra has demonstrated the passion,
determination, and commitment that are the hallmarks of our best
teachers, and her efforts have been fittingly recognized with the
remarkable opportunity she has been given to further her own
education; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Wendy Sierra on being named a
Fulbright-Hays Fellow and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success with her important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Sierra as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Farney
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 951 was adopted by the House on March
27, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House