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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 436
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Texas Senate takes pride in recognizing
 1-4     Marty Walker of H. Grady Spruce High School in Dallas for
 1-5     winning the 1999 Texas Excellence Award for Outstanding
 1-6     Teacher given jointly by the Ex-Students' Association and
 1-7     The University of Texas at Austin College of Education; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, Selected from a large and talented group of
 1-9     nominees, Marty Walker won the honor of attending the 1999
1-10     Conference on Texas Excellence on Education held on the
1-11     university campus February 18 through 19, 1999; she also won
1-12     a cash award and a specially commissioned bronze sculpture; and
1-13           WHEREAS, An exceptionally resourceful and dedicated teacher,
1-14     Mrs. Walker has distinguished herself in her field precisely because
1-15     of the qualities that make her an inspiring educator; teaching in a
1-16     city school, Marty Walker can make the English and literature that
1-17     she teaches relevant to her students and their lives; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Marty Walker won the Dallas Public Schools'
1-19     Golden Apple Teacher of the Year in 1995-1996, was one of the
1-20     teachers who won honorable mention in the Texas Outstanding
1-21     Teacher of Humanities competition in both 1991 and 1997, and
1-22     was awarded the British Universities Summer School Scholarship
1-23     Programme of the English-speaking Union; this last award gave her
1-24     a scholarship for three weeks to study at Oxford University; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Mrs. Walker has worked diligently to show a
 2-2     commitment to her students, to the teaching profession, and to her
 2-3     areas of excellence; her enthusiasm is contagious and brings a zest
 2-4     to her teaching that makes it come alive; and
 2-5           WHEREAS, Held in the highest regard by all of her students,
 2-6     her teaching colleagues, administrators, and parents in the
 2-7     community, Marty Walker is certainly deserving of legislative
 2-8     recognition; now, therefore, be it
 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-10     76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Marty Walker of H. Grady
2-11     Spruce High School in Dallas for winning the 1999 Texas Excellence
2-12     Award for Outstanding Teacher; and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for her
2-14     as an expression of the high regard and esteem of the Texas Senate.
2-15                                                                    Cain
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2-17                                          President of the Senate
2-18                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-19                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-20                                  on March 17, 1999.
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2-22                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-24                                           Member, Texas Senate