84R24520 MGB-D
By: Rose H.R. No. 2331
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Evelyn Dickerson was inducted into the African
American Educators Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and
WHEREAS, The hall of fame is part of the African American
Education Archives and History Program, which since its founding in
2002 has focused on the vital role that education has played in the
African American experience in Dallas County; the organization
preserves important artifacts, documents, visual images, and oral
accounts, and its African American Educators Hall of Fame raises
public awareness of the significant contributions made by teachers,
administrators, librarians, and others; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Dickerson began her career in Terrell in 1963 as
a physical education teacher and coach for softball and track and
field; over a period of several decades, much of which was spent in
Dallas public schools, she served as a classroom teacher, advised
fellow educators, counseled students, developed curricula, and
volunteered with a number of youth-focused organizations; and
WHEREAS, Among her many achievements, Ms. Dickerson designed
and implemented a model education program for inner-city children
at the Jimmie Tyler Brashear Early Childhood Development Center;
she has further devoted her time and talents to other educational
programs and community service projects in the Dallas/Fort Worth
Metroplex, one of which included leading a literacy project; in
addition, this public-spirited woman has spent over two decades as
a prominent volunteer leader for the United Negro College Fund; and
WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Evelyn
Dickerson has made a positive difference in the lives of countless
Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in this prestigious
recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Evelyn Dickerson on her induction
into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and extend to her
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Dickerson as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.