H.R. No. 1175
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Marva T. Dixon of Grand Prairie is being
inducted into the African American Education Archives and History
Program Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Engaged in the field of education for more than four
decades, Dr. Dixon retired as executive director of innovation and
support for the Grand Prairie Independent School District in 2011;
she began her career teaching elementary school in Durham, North
Carolina, and joined Grand Prairie ISD as an eighth-grade math
teacher in 1981; subsequently, she served as assistant principal of
Bonham Elementary School and as principal of Johnson and Dalworth
Elementary Schools; for eight years, she led general curriculum
services in the special education department, and she was then
named director of innovation and support; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dixon has also taught courses in educational
leadership and special programs at Texas Christian University; she
has served on national, state, and regional commissions and task
forces, and she is the author of the guidebook The Power of the 5 Ps:
What Every Educator Needs to Know; named 1981 Teacher of the Year
for Jackson Middle School, she has received numerous other
accolades over the years, including the UTA Educational Leadership
Dream Conceiver Award and multiple honors from the Grand Prairie
branch of the NAACP; and
WHEREAS, This accomplished educator earned bachelor's
degrees from North Carolina Central University and the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a master's degree from NCCU, and a
doctorate in curriculum and instruction and educational leadership
from the University of North Texas; today, she provides extensive
support to schools and educators as the chief executive officer of
Dixon and Associates Consulting Services; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her distinguished career, Dr. Marva
Dixon has shown an unwavering commitment to meeting the educational
needs of every student, and she may indeed take pride in her myriad
accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Marva T. Dixon on her
induction into the African American Education Archives and History
Program Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Dixon as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Turner of Tarrant
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1175 was adopted by the House on March
26, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House