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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kevin M. Foster of The University of Texas at |
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| 6 | 7 | | Austin has distinguished himself through both his scholarship and |
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| 7 | 8 | | his contributions to education; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, An educational anthropologist, Dr. Foster is an |
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| 9 | 10 | | associate professor in the African and African Diaspora Studies |
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| 10 | 11 | | Department who has written extensively in both scholarly journals |
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| 11 | 12 | | and general-interest publications on the social, cultural, and |
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| 12 | 13 | | structural factors that affect educational outcomes; his |
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| 13 | 14 | | ethnographic work encompasses action-oriented research and |
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| 14 | 15 | | institution building, and he collaborates with students, teachers, |
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| 15 | 16 | | administrators, and others to develop innovative programs; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Foster cofounded Community of Brothers in |
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| 17 | 18 | | Revolutionary Alliance, or COBRA, a leadership group for high |
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| 18 | 19 | | school boys; in addition, he is the founding director of the |
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| 19 | 20 | | Institute for Community, University, and School Partnerships, |
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| 20 | 21 | | which works with students, conducts research, and guides |
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| 21 | 22 | | professional development workshops in Central Texas schools; the |
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| 22 | 23 | | ICUSP also sponsors VOICES, a leadership group for high school |
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| 23 | 24 | | girls, and Young VOICES and Young COBRAS, for middle school |
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| 24 | 25 | | students; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, In 2009 and 2010, Dr. Foster served as the American |
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| 26 | 27 | | Association for the Advancement of Science Executive Branch Policy |
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| 27 | 28 | | Fellow assigned to the National Science Foundation; he received the |
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| 28 | 29 | | 2009 W. Charles Akins Award from the Austin Independent School |
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| 29 | 30 | | District in recognition of his service, and he was named 2006 |
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| 30 | 31 | | Faculty Volunteer of the Year by the LBJ Presidential Library; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Foster completed his bachelor's degree in |
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| 32 | 33 | | anthropology and economics at the College of William and Mary and |
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| 33 | 34 | | went on to earn both master's and doctoral degrees in anthropology |
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| 34 | 35 | | at UT; he was an assistant professor at Southern Illinois |
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| 35 | 36 | | University for four years before joining the UT faculty in 2005; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Our society gains immeasurably when all young people |
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| 37 | 38 | | are able to reach their full potential, and through his endeavors, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Kevin Foster is helping to expand opportunities for high |
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| 39 | 40 | | achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby honor Dr. Kevin M. Foster for his work and |
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| 42 | 43 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Dr. Foster as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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