1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 282 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-4 congratulate Dr. Barbara R. Hatton on being honored by Texas College 1-5 in Tyler, Texas, as a woman who has changed the world in the field 1-6 of education; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Dr. Hatton currently serves as the president of 1-8 Knoxville College and is a lifelong educator who has distinguished 1-9 herself in each position she has accepted, achieving many "firsts" 1-10 in her quest to improve education; she was the first woman to 1-11 serve as president of South Carolina State University, the first 1-12 woman dean of education at Tuskegee University, and the first 1-13 African-American woman professor at Stanford University in the 1-14 School of Education; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Because other educators value her wise counsel, 1-16 Dr. Hatton has been included on a number of boards and commissions, 1-17 a few of which include the Board of Directors of the Association 1-18 of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities, the Commission on 1-19 Educational Quality of the Southern Regional Education Board, the 1-20 advisory committee of the College Board's Equity 2000 project, 1-21 and the Board of the South Carolina Governor's School for Science 1-22 and Mathematics; a founding member of the National Board for 1-23 Professional Teaching Standards, she was a former Deputy Director 1-24 of the Education and Culture program for the Ford Foundation; and 2-1 WHEREAS, For her many contributions to the field of 2-2 education, Dr. Hatton has been the recipient of a number of 2-3 awards from different groups who are grateful for her dedication 2-4 to her profession; among these awards are the ROSE Award from 2-5 the University of Southern California School of Education, the 2-6 Drum Major for Justice Award of the Southern Christian Leadership 2-7 Conference, the Howard University Alumni Award for Distinguished 2-8 Postgraduate Achievement, and the Chief Manuelito Award of the 2-9 Navajo Nation; now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-11 76th Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Barbara R. Hatton for 2-12 making a difference in the field of education; and, be it 2-13 further 2-14 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-15 Dr. Hatton in recognition of her award from Texas College with 2-16 best wishes to her from the Texas Senate for the presentation 2-17 ceremony on March 3, 1999. 2-18 Cain 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the above 2-22 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-23 on February 24, 1999. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 2-26 ______________________________________ 2-27 Member, Texas Senate