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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Thalia Matherson was inducted into the African |
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| 6 | 7 | | American Educators Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The hall of fame is part of the African American |
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| 8 | 9 | | Education Archives and History Program, which since its founding in |
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| 9 | 10 | | 2002 has focused on the vital role that education has played in the |
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| 10 | 11 | | African American experience in Dallas County; the organization |
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| 11 | 12 | | preserves important artifacts, documents, visual images, and oral |
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| 12 | 13 | | accounts, and its African American Educators Hall of Fame raises |
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| 13 | 14 | | public awareness of the significant contributions made by teachers, |
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| 14 | 15 | | administrators, librarians, and others; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Matherson worked in the Dallas Independent |
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| 16 | 17 | | School District for more than two decades, acting as a teacher, |
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| 17 | 18 | | assistant principal, principal, and district administrator; her |
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| 18 | 19 | | administrative roles included recruiter, facilitator for principal |
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| 19 | 20 | | staff development, and head of the district's principal leadership |
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| 20 | 21 | | and development efforts; furthermore, she was a member of the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Dallas School Administrators Association; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Following her retirement from Dallas ISD, |
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| 23 | 24 | | Dr. Matherson dedicated her time and talents to such worthy |
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| 24 | 25 | | organizations as Southern Methodist University, Huston-Tillotson |
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| 25 | 26 | | University, the Dallas Retired Teachers Association, the Dallas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Women's Foundation, and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; she has |
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| 27 | 28 | | served as executive director of the South Central Jurisdiction of |
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| 28 | 29 | | the United Methodist Church and as president of the Trinity chapter |
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| 29 | 30 | | of The Links; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Dr. Thalia |
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| 31 | 32 | | Matherson has made a positive difference in the lives of countless |
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| 32 | 33 | | Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in this prestigious |
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| 33 | 34 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Thalia Matherson on her |
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| 36 | 37 | | induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and |
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| 37 | 38 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for Dr. Matherson as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 40 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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