Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1		-	H.R. No. 2555
	1	+	84R27067 BPG-D
	2	+	By: Turner of Tarrant H.R. No. 2555
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, The Arlington Independent School District is
6	7		celebrating the dedication of Diane Patrick Elementary School in
7	8		the fall of 2015; and
8	9		WHEREAS, Transforming the nature of instruction, this
9	10		18-acre campus offers students outdoor and collaborative learning
10	11		spaces, a 21st-century media center, a broadcasting studio, and the
11	12		first two STEM labs in an Arlington ISD elementary school; and
12	13		WHEREAS, The opening ceremony provides an ideal opportunity
13	14		to recognize the school's namesake, educator and former state
14	15		representative Dr. Diane Patrick; a veteran teacher, Dr. Patrick
15	16		currently serves on the faculty of the Department of Educational
16	17		Leadership and Policy Studies at The University of Texas at
17	18		Arlington; she also teaches at Dallas Baptist University, and she
18	19		has taught at Texas Christian University as well; and
19	20		WHEREAS, Early in her career, Dr. Patrick served as an
20	21		elementary teacher in the Waco, Richardson, and Birdville
21	22		Independent School Districts; she subsequently became director of
22	23		educational programs at two psychiatric hospitals; she holds a
23	24		bachelor's degree in education from Baylor University and both a
24	25		master's degree in elementary education and a doctoral degree in
25	26		educational administration from the University of North Texas; and
26	27		WHEREAS, Dr. Patrick has worked tirelessly in behalf of the
27	28		state's students in numerous capacities; following an 11-year
28	29		tenure on the Arlington ISD Board of Trustees, during which time she
29	30		served four years as president, she won election to the Texas State
30	31		Board of Education in 1992; she currently serves as a director of
31	32		the Arlington ISD Education Foundation and the Texas Education
32	33		Reform Foundation, and she has given generously of her expertise to
33	34		the Texas Center for Educational Research Advisory Board and the
34	35		Consortium of State Organizations of Texas Teacher Educators; and
35	36		WHEREAS, First elected to the Texas House in 2006,
36	37		Dr. Patrick greatly benefited public education through her
37	38		accomplishments over the course of four terms in the legislature;
38	39		she served as vice chair of the Higher Education Committee, where
39	40		she was a champion for UT--Arlington, and she authored numerous
40	41		pieces of significant legislation, including the state's first
41	42		comprehensive anti-bullying bill and bills providing for
42	43		developmental education reform, increased transparency in higher
43	44		education, and improved educator preparation; she was regarded by
44	45		fellow legislators as one of the foremost experts on public and
45	46		higher education in Texas government; and
46	47		WHEREAS, Dr. Patrick has also committed her time and talents
47	48		to advancing a host of worthy causes and organizations within her
48	49		community; she is a Junior League Sustainer and a member of the
49	50		Downtown Rotary Club, and she has served as county co-chair of the
50	51		March of Dimes and as a member of the Children's Advocacy Network
51	52		board, the Downtown Arlington Rotary Club, the Junior League of
52	53		Arlington, and the Arlington Republican Club; and
53	54		WHEREAS, Named to the Legislative Honor Roll by the Texas
54	55		Parent Teacher Association, Dr. Patrick is the recipient of myriad
55	56		other accolades, among them the Lone Star Conservative Leader Award
56	57		from the Texas Conservative Roundtable, the Excellence in Public
57	58		Service Award from the Texas Hospital Association, and the Patient
58	59		Advocacy Award from the Texas Dental Association; and
59	60		WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Diane Patrick is supported by
60	61		the love and encouragement of her husband, Dr. Ned Patrick; she is
61	62		the proud mother of two Arlington ISD graduates, and she recently
62	63		celebrated the arrival of her seventh grandchild; and
63	64		WHEREAS, Diane Patrick has advanced the quality of education
64	65		in Arlington and the Lone Star State through her ceaseless
65	66		endeavors as an educator and public servant, and the naming of a
66	67		school in her honor is truly a fitting tribute; now, therefore, be
67	68		it
68	69		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
69	70		Legislature hereby recognize Dr. Diane Patrick on the occasion of
70	71		the dedication of Diane Patrick Elementary School and extend to her
71	72		sincere best wishes for continued success in her important work;
72	73		and, be it further
73	74		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
74	75		prepared for Dr. Patrick as an expression of high regard by the
75	76		Texas House of Representatives.
76		-	Turner of Tarrant
77		-	______________________________
78		-	Speaker of the House
79		-	I certify that H.R. No. 2555 was adopted by the House on May
80		-	21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
81		-	______________________________
82		-	Chief Clerk of the House