By:  Armbrister                                  S.R. No. 103
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  recognize Carolyn Bartosh, a science teacher at Saint Anthony's
    1-4  School in Columbus, Texas, for her selection as the Environmental
    1-5  Education Teacher of the Year 1992 for the State of Texas by the
    1-6  National Association of Conservation Districts; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, This national awards program recognizes one
    1-8  outstanding environmental education teacher from each of the
    1-9  United States and from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands,
   1-10  American Samoa, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and
   1-11  Washington, D.C.; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, An exceptionally gifted and dedicated teacher,
   1-13  Carolyn Bartosh served as vice-president of Parent Teachers
   1-14  1990-1992 and was named Environmental Education Teacher of the
   1-15  Year 1992 by the Colorado Soil and Water Conservation District;
   1-16  and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Innovative and resourceful, Ms. Bartosh is an
   1-18  enthusiastic educator who has inspired her students to participate
   1-19  in numerous environmental projects; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, She and her students are assisting the
   1-21  Lower Colorado River Authority in sampling and testing the
   1-22  waters of the Colorado River near Columbus and are active in
   1-23  keeping their school campus clean and in landscaping its grounds;
    2-1  and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Ms. Bartosh initiated a program in which
    2-3  patrol groups clean the campus weekly, and she was instrumental
    2-4  in motivating her students to collect recyclables and donate the
    2-5  tabs of aluminum cans to hospitals to defray the expenses of
    2-6  patients needing kidney dialysis; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, A diligent and hardworking educator,
    2-8  Carolyn Bartosh is a naturalist whose goals are to help
    2-9  make our planet free from pollution and to instill in students
   2-10  an awareness of nature and the many opportunities for enjoyment
   2-11  it can provide; now, therefore, be it
   2-12        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-13  73rd Legislature, hereby commend Carolyn Bartosh for her
   2-14  superb contributions to the field of environmental education
   2-15  in the State of Texas and extend best wishes to her for many
   2-16  rewarding years ahead; and, be it further
   2-17        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-18  her as a token of esteem from the Texas Senate.
   2-19                                 _____________________________________
   2-20                                        President of the Senate
   2-21                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-22                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-23                                 the Senate on January 25, 1993.
   2-24                                 _____________________________________
   2-25                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-1                                 _____________________________________
    3-2                                         Member, Texas Senate