By:  Brown                                       S.R. No. 400
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  recognize Iris M. Carl who retired after 28 years of outstanding
    1-4  service as an educator in the Houston Independent School District;
    1-5  and
    1-6        WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Houston with a
    1-7  master's degree in education, curriculum and instruction/mathematics,
    1-8  Iris Carl has taught mathematics from the kindergarten level through
    1-9  the graduate level; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, During her tenure with the Houston Independent
   1-11  School District, Mrs. Carl served as Director of Mathematics,
   1-12  Elementary Mathematics Instructional Supervisor, and Mathematics
   1-13  Teacher/Specialist, K-12 Mathematics Resource Center; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, On the college level, she has taught Mathematics
   1-15  Methods at the University of Houston and has been an instructor
   1-16  in NSF/PRIMS at Wesleyan University; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Throughout the years of her exceptional career,
   1-18  Iris Carl has been uncommonly generous with her time and energy
   1-19  and has undertaken numerous professional projects in addition to
   1-20  teaching; she has served as a Coordinator for the Mathematics
   1-21  Program for the Academically Able, a Demonstration Teacher, an
   1-22  Inservice Program Coordinator, an Instructor for Staff Development,
   1-23  and a Curriculum Writer for Regular and Special Programs; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, She has devoted countless hours to students groups,
    2-2  activities, and projects as well as to teacher organizations; she
    2-3  served as President of the National Council of Teachers of
    2-4  Mathematics and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics;
    2-5  and
    2-6        WHEREAS, Mrs. Carl's professional positions have included
    2-7  an appointment by Governor Ann Richards to the Commission on Student
    2-8  Learning and an appointment by the Chancellor of the
    2-9  University of Pittsburgh to the Board of Visitors, Learning Research
   2-10  and Development Center; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, A versatile and talented leader, Iris Carl has
   2-12  assisted with a wide array of educational programs and served on a
   2-13  vast number of national and congressional panels and boards; and
   2-14        WHEREAS, An expert in her field, she has published several
   2-15  books including Computing with the Tangram, A Guide for
   2-16  Teaching Mathematics, K-6, and A Handbook for the Establishment
   2-17  and Use of Mathematics Laboratories; and
   2-18        WHEREAS, Honors for her work as a teacher have included
   2-19  a Teacher of the Year award, a Special Projects Fund Award, and
   2-20  a Teacher Innovation Fund Award; and
   2-21        WHEREAS, A dedicated and amazingly resourceful teacher,
   2-22  Iris Carl instilled in her students an appreciation for mathematics
   2-23  and a love of challenge and learning; now, therefore, be it
   2-24        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-25  73rd Legislature, hereby commend Iris M. Carl for her successful
    3-1  teaching and professional leadership and extend best wishes to her
    3-2  for the retirement years ahead; and, be it further
    3-3        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    3-4  her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
    3-5                                 _____________________________________
    3-6                                        President of the Senate
    3-7                                      I hereby certify that the
    3-8                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    3-9                                 the Senate on March 15, 1993.
   3-10                                 _____________________________________
   3-11                                        Secretary of the Senate
   3-12                                 _____________________________________
   3-13                                         Member, Texas Senate