H.R. No. 973
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Veronica Estrada, of the College of Education at
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was presented an
inaugural McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award at the Conference
on Academic Research in Education held in Las Vegas on January 30,
2017; and
WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree in English at
St. Mary's University in 1988, Dr. Estrada did graduate work at The
Ohio State University, where she received an M.A. in English in 1990
and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in education studies in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Estrada joined the Department of Curriculum and
Instruction of what was then The University of Texas--Pan American
as a lecturer in 1996, and she has steadily risen through the ranks,
becoming an assistant professor in 1998, associate professor in
2004, and full professor in 2010; she has also served the university
as department chair and interim associate dean for Undergraduate
Studies and Teacher Education, and she is currently the program
coordinator for the Secondary/All-Level Teacher Preparation
Program; and
WHEREAS, The McGraw Hill award was conferred on Dr. Estrada
in recognition of her long record of exemplary scholarship; the
author or coauthor of more than 25 journal articles and book
chapters, she has cowritten a book, Classroom Connections to
Teaching: A Resource for Teachers of Latino Students, and she has
made over 80 conference presentations; and
WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, this gifted teacher and
scholar has contributed to the advancement of her discipline and
the vitality of her department, and she may indeed take great pride
in this prestigious recognition from her academic peers; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Veronica Estrada on her
receipt of an inaugural McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award and
extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Estrada as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Canales
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 973 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House