H.R. No. 2193
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Patrick Crawford of the Texas Academy of Biomedical
Sciences has been named a 2015 Campus Teacher of the Year by the
Fort Worth Independent School District; and
WHEREAS, Since 1985, local businesses and organizations have
partnered with the Fort Worth ISD to celebrate outstanding teachers
in the district; at each school, faculty members nominate
colleagues who are full-time, certified, and highly qualified
classroom teachers and then elect one who has excelled at earning
the respect of students, parents, and colleagues alike and at
inspiring students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn; and
WHEREAS, One of 133 individuals honored at the Campus
Teachers of the Year Reception on April 7, 2015, Patrick Crawford
teaches dual-credit world civilizations and pre-AP world history
classes at the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences and offers a
pre-AP government course at Tarrant County College; he also serves
as a UIL sponsor and works with the YMCA Youth and Government
program, which helps students understand how legislation is drafted
and which gives them an opportunity to attend district and state
conferences modeled after the state legislature; moreover, he has
been able to share with students in this program his own experience,
having proposed a measure concerning dual-credit courses to his
state representative and having testified in its behalf before the
House Public Education Committee; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University and Tarleton
State University, this dynamic educator has been further recognized
for his dedication and expertise with a nomination for the
Humanities Texas Outstanding Teacher Award; and
WHEREAS, Patrick Crawford has upheld the highest standards of
his profession, fostering a positive educational environment for
students while striving to equip them with a sound academic
foundation, and he is indeed deserving of this most recent
accolade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Patrick Crawford on being named the
2015 Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences Campus Teacher of the
Year by the Fort Worth Independent School District and extend to him
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Crawford as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Goldman
Collier
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2193 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House