1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 855 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 1-3 recognizing Charles C. Walden for his selection as a finalist for 1-4 the El Paso Independent School District 1997 Teacher of the Year 1-5 title; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Mr. Walden teaches behavior intervention classes 1-7 at Terrace Hills Middle School and is in his fourth year of 1-8 teaching with the school district; he earned a bachelor of arts 1-9 degree in math from Ripon College in 1967 and a master of arts 1-10 degree in psychology from The University of Texas at El Paso in 1-11 1974; he also holds a special education certificate for grades 1-12 prekindergarten through 12; and 1-13 WHEREAS, A dedicated teacher with innovative instructional 1-14 strategies, Charles Walden is an enthusiastic educator who has 1-15 assisted with a wide array of student activities over the years; 1-16 and 1-17 WHEREAS, A member of the Council for Exceptional Children, 1-18 Mr. Walden has coauthored a curriculum guide for teaching social 1-19 skills for the district and has been involved in training workshops 1-20 for behavior modification; and 1-21 WHEREAS, He completed training in 1996 in the Dupont Campus 1-22 Improvement Team program and is a facilitator for the 1996-1997 1-23 school year; he is chaplain and coordinator for Sigma Tau Chapter 2-1 of Omega Phi Fraternity's community service project for at-risk 2-2 students; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Students of Terrace Hills Middle School have greatly 2-4 benefitted from his skillful teaching methods and his concern for 2-5 the individual; he has armed his pupils with the skills necessary 2-6 to compete in the society of tomorrow; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 75th Legislature, hereby commend Charles C. Walden on his 2-9 contributions to the students of the El Paso Independent School 2-10 District and extend best wishes to him for the years ahead; and, 2-11 be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-13 him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-14 Shapleigh 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 President of the Senate 2-17 I hereby certify that the above 2-18 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-19 on May 24, 1997. 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Secretary of the Senate 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Member, Texas Senate