H.R. No. 827 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Thomas L. Winter, associate professor of social work 1-2 at Abilene Christian University, has been named president-elect of 1-3 the Texas Association of Social Work Deans and Directors; and 1-4 WHEREAS, TASWDD is a membership organization of the 26 1-5 graduate and undergraduate social work programs in Texas and 1-6 represents those programs to the Council on Social Work, the 1-7 Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, and the 1-8 National Association of Social Workers; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Due to his outstanding leadership and the teaching 1-10 efforts he and his colleagues have so ably demonstrated, 100 1-11 percent of the Abilene Christian University social work graduates 1-12 passed the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners' licensing 1-13 exam and scored significantly above the statewide average; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Professor Winter is a 1971 graduate of ACU and 1-15 received a master's degree from The University of Texas at 1-16 Arlington and is currently working on his doctorate at the 1-17 University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and 1-18 WHEREAS, In 1994 he completed a community study of youth and 1-19 family attitudes in Abilene, Texas, as part of the Abilene Children 1-20 Today project of ACT-One; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Mr. Winter was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year 1-22 in 1991 for ACU's College of Professional Studies; and 1-23 WHEREAS, He has been a sought-after consultant in various 2-1 child care and mental retardation programs throughout Texas; and 2-2 WHEREAS, He is a member of the Academy of Social Workers and 2-3 is certified as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner by the Texas 2-4 Social Work Certification Board and has served as an expert 2-5 witness; and 2-6 WHEREAS, This outstanding college teacher has included in his 2-7 scholarly research housing discrimination in Abilene, intercultural 2-8 evaluation of Peace Corps programs in Ecuador, and evaluation of 2-9 mental health and developmental disability services in an 2-10 outpatient psychiatric facility in Fort Worth, as well as gender 2-11 attitudes of female university students; now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the 74th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate 2-13 Professor Winter for the many honors and academic achievements he 2-14 has received and accomplished; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared as an expression of high regard for this esteemed educator 2-17 by the Texas House of Representatives and that copies of this 2-18 resolution be presented to him and his wife, Sherla, and children, 2-19 Rachel, David, and Aaron, as well as to the Abilene Christian 2-20 University Library.