By: Stiles H.R. No. 108 73R3133 PAN-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Major Dennis White has been awarded the 100 Club of 1-2 Jefferson County's 1992 Officer of the Year Award, and this special 1-3 recognition is indeed well deserved; and 1-4 WHEREAS, This respected law enforcement officer was named the 1-5 recipient of this prestigious award for his work as the director of 1-6 the sheriff's academy in teaching corrections and peace officers 1-7 and coordinating law enforcement programs across the state; and 1-8 WHEREAS, A graduate of Lamar University, Major White began 1-9 his career as an educator, teaching history and government at 1-10 Lincoln High School in Port Arthur before leaving that employment 1-11 in 1970 to accept a position with the sheriff's department as a 1-12 jailer; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Major White soon applied his experience and teaching 1-14 skills toward teaching a jailer-training course and, while 1-15 continuing to work in that capacity, he completed courses in 1-16 fingerprinting, homicide, and crime scene investigation; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Continuing his professional development, he became 1-18 an identification technician and then a detective before becoming a 1-19 training officer; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The first in the country to offer a combined county 1-21 and state curriculum in correctional officer training, Major White 1-22 also offers courses in reserve training, defensive driving, and 1-23 firearm training, use-of-force classes, and a course on the history 1-24 of law enforcement; and 2-1 WHEREAS, While teaching these classes, this remarkable 2-2 gentleman continued his own education as well, earning a master's 2-3 degree in criminal justice and attending the FBI academy, the U.S. 2-4 Secret Service academy, and bomb-threat classes; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Most recently this fine officer has shared his 2-6 considerable knowledge with others by coordinating local seminars 2-7 dealing with a wide variety of topics, including ritualistic and 2-8 cult crimes, hate crimes, gang-related crimes, sexual harassment, 2-9 serial killers, and law enforcement and racial tensions; and 2-10 WHEREAS, Major White has had a profound impact on the field 2-11 of law enforcement education in Texas and he is indeed deserving of 2-12 special legislative recognition and praise for his continuing 2-13 contributions in this regard; now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-15 Legislature hereby congratulate Major Dennis White on his receipt 2-16 of the 100 Club of Jefferson County's 1992 Officer of the Year 2-17 Award and commend this distinguished officer for the many 2-18 significant contributions he has made to the education and 2-19 increased safety of the law enforcement community of this state; 2-20 and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-22 prepared for Major White as an expression of highest regard by the 2-23 Texas House of Representatives.