By Greenberg H.C.R. No. 164 76R6869 JBR-F HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Great value is placed on the education of the 1-2 children of Texas, for in their hands lies the future of the Lone 1-3 Star State, and they must be fully equipped with relevant skills 1-4 and experiences to meet the challenges of the 21st century; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Such success would not be possible without the 1-6 commitment and enthusiasm of dedicated teachers, and the 1999 1-7 honorees for the Texas Excellence Awards for Outstanding Teachers 1-8 are such people; and 1-9 WHEREAS, These fine educators include three recipients of the 1-10 Lillian B. Rhodes Teaching Award: Linda Keefer of Arlington High 1-11 School in Arlington, Katherine Powdrell of Friendswood High School 1-12 in Friendswood, and Marty Walker of H. Grady Spruce High School in 1-13 Dallas; and three recipients of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport 1-14 Teaching Award: James Buchanan of Communications Arts High School 1-15 in San Antonio, Dixie Ross of Taylor High School in Taylor, and Joe 1-16 D. Trevino, Jr., of Bishop High School in Bishop; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Other honorees include the Glaxo Teaching Award 1-18 recipient, Roy Baldwin of John Marshall High School in San Antonio; 1-19 the Gordon Appleman Teaching Award recipient, Gary Hicks of Dunbar 1-20 High School in Fort Worth; the Houston Texas Exes Teaching Award 1-21 recipient, Genevieve Lesieux of Jesse H. Jones High School in 1-22 Houston; the Mrs. Harold Myers Teaching Award recipient, Carolyn 1-23 Woodul of James Martin High School in Arlington; the Verna Rogers 1-24 Teaching Award recipient, Judy Howard of T. A. Brown Elementary 2-1 School in Austin; and the Carolyn and Mario Benitez Teacher Award 2-2 recipient, LaVonne Danielson of Joe Dan Mills, Jr., Elementary 2-3 School in Austin; and 2-4 WHEREAS, These teachers are all highly regarded professionals 2-5 who have earned recognition from their peers for their proven 2-6 ability to motivate students and for their instructional expertise 2-7 and the cooperative manner in which they work with their colleagues 2-8 and members of the administration; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Recipients of these awards were selected from a 2-10 large and talented field of entrants after being nominated by their 2-11 principals; for receiving this award they were entitled to attend 2-12 the 1999 Conference on Texas Excellence on Education at The 2-13 University of Texas at Austin, where each was presented with a 2-14 $1,000 award and a specially commissioned bronze sculpture; and 2-15 WHEREAS, Now in its 13th year, the Texas Excellence Awards 2-16 program is presented by The University of Texas at Austin's College 2-17 of Education and The University of Texas Ex-Students' Association; 2-18 as a recipient of a Texas Excellence Award, each of these educators 2-19 has achieved a rare distinction and for that honor they are truly 2-20 deserving of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-21 RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-22 hereby commend the recipients of the 1999 Texas Excellence Awards 2-23 for Outstanding Teachers and extend to them sincere best wishes for 2-24 success and happiness in the years to come; and, be it further 2-25 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-26 prepared for these dedicated teachers as an expression of high 2-27 regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.