Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 481
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Pamela Dawson of the Desoto Independent School
6	6	District has been named the recipient of the 2023 Music Educator
7	7	Award by the Recording Academy, the organization that confers the
8	8	annual Grammy Awards; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The director of choral music at DeSoto High school,
10	10	Ms. Dawson uses the principles of kinesthesia to help singers
11	11	become more expressive; she has taught varsity chorus, handbells,
12	12	and piano for 15 years while also overseeing the choral programs at
13	13	DeSoto ISD middle schools; choirs under her direction have
14	14	consistently received high rankings in competition, and they have
15	15	performed at Carnegie Hall and in London, England; many of her
16	16	students have gone on to study at such prestigious institutions as
17	17	Berklee College of Music, and some have pursued rewarding careers
18	18	on Broadway; in 2022, she was inducted into the DeSoto ISD Hall of
19	19	Honor; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Ms. Dawson has worked extensively with the Texas
21	21	Music Educators Association, and she is a member of the American
22	22	Choral Directors Association and Texas Choral Directors
23	23	Association; in addition, she has served as chair of the DeSoto Arts
24	24	Commission and helped organize its music festivals and events,
25	25	which have often featured her students; a gifted harpist, she has
26	26	performed with several ensembles and in numerous venues; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Born in Detroit, Michigan, Ms. Dawson began harp and
28	28	piano lessons as a young girl, and she was influenced significantly
29	29	by her godsister, acclaimed jazz harpist and composer Dorothy
30	30	Ashby; in high school, Ms. Dawson played clarinet in the band, and
31	31	she earned her bachelor's degree in communications and theater from
32	32	Eastern Michigan University, with an emphasis in music and
33	33	business; she was initially employed in an administrative job, but
34	34	she recognized her true calling immediately when a friend requested
35	35	her assistance with a choral class; in 1995, she began teaching,
36	36	serving as head choral director at several high schools in the
37	37	Detroit metropolitan area before moving to Texas; in all her
38	38	endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her two daughters,
39	39	Elizabeth and Mariah, and she takes great pride in her
40	40	granddaughter, Rhylee; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Pamela Dawson has greatly enriched the lives of many
42	42	young Texans through her passion for teaching and her extraordinary
43	43	expertise in choral music, and she is truly deserving of this
44	44	national recognition; now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby congratulate Pamela Dawson on her receipt of the
47	47	2023 Music Educator Award from the Recording Academy and extend to
48	48	her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for Ms. Dawson as an expression of high regard by the Texas
51	51	House of Representatives.
52	52	Davis
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 481 was adopted by the House on March
56	56	16, 2023, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House