Texas 2023 - 88th 3rd C.S.

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1	1	H.R. No. 46
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Dr. Sharron Forest, director of the Doctor of
6	6	Nursing Practice program at The University of Texas Medical Branch
7	7	at Galveston, has received a 2023 Regents' Outstanding Teaching
8	8	Award from The University of Texas System Board of Regents; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Established in 2008, this prestigious accolade
10	10	recognizes individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary
11	11	classroom performance and innovation in undergraduate instruction;
12	12	each recipient is given a $25,000 cash award in appreciation of
13	13	their contributions to the students and institutions they serve;
14	14	and
15	15	WHEREAS, Dr. Forest holds the Will Bivins Singleton
16	16	Professorship in Pediatric Nursing at UTMB; she has worked in the
17	17	field of neonatal critical care nursing for more than three
18	18	decades, including over 25 years as a neonatal nurse practitioner;
19	19	as director of the DNP program at UTMB's School of Nursing, she
20	20	focuses her research and grant activities on education and health
21	21	care improvement, and her grant-funded projects have included
22	22	initiatives to address tobacco use among youth and mothers, to
23	23	prepare nurse practitioner students to care for underserved
24	24	populations, and to facilitate collaboration between DNP and Ph.D.
25	25	programs; and
26	26	WHEREAS, This highly respected educator received a
27	27	bachelor's degree in nursing from McNeese State University and a
28	28	bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Louisiana State
29	29	University, before obtaining both her DNP and her master's degree
30	30	in nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center at
31	31	Houston; she is a recipient of a Novice Faculty Didactic Teaching
32	32	Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, in
33	33	addition to such accolades as the Outstanding DNP Faculty Award and
34	34	the Good Samaritan Foundation's Excellence in Nursing Gold Medal
35	35	Award; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Dr. Sharron Forest's dedication and expertise have
37	37	benefited countless students and earned her the lasting respect and
38	38	admiration of her colleagues, and she is truly deserving of this
39	39	notable honor; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
41	41	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Sharron
42	42	Forest on her receipt of a 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award from The
43	43	University of Texas System Board of Regents and extend to her
44	44	sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
45	45	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
46	46	prepared for Dr. Forest as an expression of high regard by the Texas
47	47	House of Representatives.
48	48	Leo-Wilson
49	49	______________________________
50	50	Speaker of the House
51	51	I certify that H.R. No. 46 was adopted by the House on
52	52	November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote.
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Chief Clerk of the House