HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Texans place great value in the importance of 1-2 education, for the future of the Lone Star State lies in the hands 1-3 of our children, and they must be fully equipped with the skills 1-4 needed to successfully meet the challenges that lie ahead in the 1-5 21st Century; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Such success would not be possible without the 1-7 commitment and enthusiasm exhibited by teachers such as those we 1-8 are recognizing today, the 1997 honorees for the Texas Excellence 1-9 Awards for Outstanding Teachers; and 1-10 WHEREAS, These fine educators include three recipients of the 1-11 Lillian B. Rhodes Teaching Award, Sue Blanchette of W. T. White 1-12 High School in Dallas, Nancy Lehmann-Carssow of Lanier High School 1-13 in Austin, and Billie Roberts of Roosevelt High School in Dallas; 1-14 three recipients of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Teaching Award, 1-15 Bonnie Edmund of Pine Tree High School in Longview, Wendy McCuiston 1-16 of Jefferson High School in El Paso, and Tracye Wear of Jones High 1-17 School in Houston; the Glaxo Teaching Award recipient Vernon 1-18 Eastepp of White Oak High School in White Oak; the Mike A. Myers 1-19 Teaching Award recipient Donna Kvapil of Andress High School in El 1-20 Paso; the Houston Texas Exes Teaching Award recipient Judy McEnany 1-21 of Lamar High School in Houston; the Gordon Appleman Teaching Award 1-22 recipient Merle Picone of Brenham High School in Brenham; and the 1-23 Verna Rogers Teaching Award recipient Merlinda Rodriguez of 1-24 Highland Park Elementary School in Austin; and 2-1 WHEREAS, All are highly regarded professionals who have 2-2 earned recognition from their peers for their proven ability to 2-3 motivate students, their instructional expertise, and the 2-4 cooperative manner in which they work with their colleagues and 2-5 members of the administration; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Nominated by their principals, this year's honorees 2-7 were selected from a large and talented field of entrants, and 2-8 their receipt of this prestigious honor entitled them to attend the 2-9 1997 Conference on Texas Excellence on Education held at The 2-10 University of Texas at Austin, where they were presented with both 2-11 a cash award of $1,000 and a specially commissioned bronze 2-12 sculpture; and 2-13 WHEREAS, Now in its 11th year, the Texas Excellence Awards 2-14 program is jointly presented by the university's College of 2-15 Education and the U.T. Ex Students Association; as a recipient of a 2-16 Texas Excellence Award, each of these educators has achieved a rare 2-17 distinction that is truly deserving of special legislative 2-18 recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-19 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-20 hereby officially commend the recipients of the 1997 Texas 2-21 Excellence Awards for Outstanding Teachers and extend to them 2-22 sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in the 2-23 years to come; and, be it further 2-24 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-25 prepared for these dedicated teachers as an expression of high 2-26 regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Greenberg _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 98 was adopted by the House on March 20, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 98 was adopted by the Senate on March 26, 1997, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor