R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to 1-2 congratulate Spanish teacher Maria Garcia-Rameau of Houston on her 1-3 receipt of a 1999 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award by 1-4 the Texas Council for the Humanities; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Created a decade ago, the award acknowledges 1-6 exemplary contributions in teaching, curriculum development, and 1-7 extracurricular programs by teachers of history, literature, 1-8 foreign languages, government, social studies, and related fields 1-9 in elementary, middle, and high schools; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Garcia-Rameau will receive a $1,000 stipend 1-11 toward her professional development and her school will be awarded 1-12 $1,000 for the purchase of humanities instructional materials or 1-13 the enhancement of humanities courses and programs; and 1-14 WHEREAS, She is a 35-year veteran of the Houston Independent 1-15 School District and has devoted the last 24 years to Scarborough 1-16 High School, where she teaches Spanish and chairs the foreign 1-17 language department; and 1-18 WHEREAS, A native of La Habana, Cuba, Mrs. Garcia-Rameau 1-19 earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of 1-20 Villanueva in La Habana; in 1961 she moved to the United States and 1-21 later received a bachelor's degree in Spanish and history and a 1-22 master's degree in Spanish literature and linguistics from the 1-23 University of Houston; and 1-24 WHEREAS, Among her many well-deserved accolades, 2-1 Mrs. Garcia-Rameau received the 1996 Excellence and Dedication 2-2 Award from the Brazos Chapter of the American Association of 2-3 Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese; she was also named the Texas 2-4 Foreign Language Association 1991 Spanish Teacher of the Year and 2-5 was first runner-up for Teacher of the Year for the Houston ISD in 2-6 1991; and 2-7 WHEREAS, A recognized authority in her field, 2-8 Mrs. Garcia-Rameau has been invited to make a presentation at a 2-9 conference this fall for the American Council of Teachers of 2-10 Foreign Language; she is a member of the Houston Area Teachers of 2-11 Foreign Language, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish 2-12 and Portuguese, and the Southwest Conference of Language Teachers; 2-13 and 2-14 WHEREAS, She is married to Dr. Eduardo Garcia-Rameau and 2-15 takes great pride in their three children and four grandchildren; 2-16 two of their children have followed in their mother's footsteps to 2-17 become teachers; and 2-18 WHEREAS, Maria Garcia-Rameau exemplifies the highest 2-19 standards of the teaching profession, and she is indeed worthy of 2-20 special recognition for her commitment to educational excellence; 2-21 now, therefore, be it 2-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-23 Legislature hereby congratulate Maria Garcia-Rameau on her receipt 2-24 of a 1999 Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Award and extend 2-25 to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; 2-26 and, be it further 2-27 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-1 prepared for Mrs. Garcia-Rameau as an expression of high regard by 3-2 the Texas House of Representatives. Yarbrough _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1358 was adopted by the House on May 30, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House