By: Luna S.R. No. 987 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, One of our state's most cherished assets is our 1-3 young people who will become tomorrow's leaders and statesmen; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Their education and character development are of vital 1-5 importance to all Texans; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-7 recognize Dr. Joe E. Manry of San Antonio's Robert E. Lee High School 1-8 on being awarded Honorable Mention in the 1993 Outstanding Teaching 1-9 of the Humanities awards competition; and 1-10 WHEREAS, A teacher for 30 years, Dr. Manry has been at 1-11 Robert E. Lee High School for 11 years and teaches humanities, 1-12 theatre, English, social sciences, and speech; and 1-13 WHEREAS, These awards are presented to teachers of history, 1-14 literature, foreign languages, government, social studies, and 1-15 related fields in the state's elementary, middle, and high schools; 1-16 and 1-17 WHEREAS, Six Outstanding Teachers and eight Honorable Mentions 1-18 were chosen from a field of 135 highly qualified nominees; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Dr. Manry is a remarkably effective teacher who has 1-20 demonstrated continued excellence in a vitally important teaching 1-21 field; and 1-22 WHEREAS, A diligent and hardworking educator, Dr. Manry 1-23 is also quite active in civic affairs and is a member of the National 2-1 Council for Teachers of English, the Texas Council for Teachers of 2-2 English, and the Texas Humanities Alliance; and 2-3 WHEREAS, This dedicated educator greatly deserves legislative 2-4 recognition for his gifts and talents; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 73rd Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Joe E. Manry for being selected 2-7 for Honorable Mention in the Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities 2-8 awards competition; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-10 Dr. Manry as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-11 _____________________________________ 2-12 President of the Senate 2-13 I hereby certify that the 2-14 above Resolution was adopted by 2-15 the Senate on May 20, 1993. 2-16 _____________________________________ 2-17 Secretary of the Senate 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 Member, Texas Senate