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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1000
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
 1-4     recognizing Guillermo Ortiz Fierro, the acting director of the
 1-5     Americana Language Program at El Paso Community College in
 1-6     El Paso, Texas; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Guillermo Ortiz Fierro graduated from the University
 1-8     of Chihuahua, College of Agriculture, in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico;
 1-9     he earned his master of arts degree and doctorate in education
1-10     from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Dr. Ortiz's early career included working at the
1-12     University of Chihuahua as a professor and technical secretary
1-13     and working at the Technological Institute of Ciudad Juarez as a
1-14     professor and researcher in the Graduate College; he joined the
1-15     El Paso Community College in 1984 as a research associate and
1-16     instructor of Spanish and English as a Second Language; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Since joining El Paso Community College, Dr. Ortiz
1-18     has been selected for a number of promotions, including that of
1-19     planning coordinator and director of planning and institutional
1-20     development; he was named director of planning for community
1-21     services in 1997 and became the acting director for the Americana
 2-1     Language Program in 1998; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, As acting director of the Americana Language
 2-3     Program, Dr. Ortiz is responsible for the development of the
 2-4     instructional and administrative activities of a program that
 2-5     serves 20,000 students per year; 10 full-time and 100 part-time
 2-6     instructors participate in the program, which includes English as
 2-7     a Second Language, a Children's Program, Conversational Foreign
 2-8     Language, the General Educational Development Program, and the
 2-9     Juarez Program; and
2-10           WHEREAS, Highly regarded for his expertise, Dr. Ortiz has
2-11     been asked to make presentations at locations throughout the
2-12     world, from Canada to Mexico to Venezuela to Hungary; and
2-13           WHEREAS, His wide-ranging experience in planning and
2-14     coordinating projects for organizations and institutions has
2-15     included the development of a comprehensive long-range plan for
2-16     the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, preparation of strategic and
2-17     operational plans to develop tourism on the border between
2-18     El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, and validation of a master
2-19     plan to encourage and promote the socioeconomic development of
2-20     El Paso; and
2-21           WHEREAS, Dr. Ortiz developed the master plan for the
2-22     El Paso Community College Americana Language Program, as well
2-23     as the master plan for the college's Transmountain Campus; and
 3-1           WHEREAS, Dr. Ortiz served as the coordinator of two major
 3-2     planning sessions with 200 people to identify and develop Hispanic
 3-3     leadership in the area, resulting in the creation of a Hispanic
 3-4     Leadership Institute; he prepared a plan to promote and support
 3-5     Hispanic art in El Paso and Juarez and prepared a comprehensive
 3-6     plan to support the development of the San Elizario Performing Arts
 3-7     Center; and
 3-8           WHEREAS, An exemplary gentleman who has distinguished
 3-9     himself as a professor at El Paso Community College, Dr. Ortiz
3-10     is a remarkable leader in the field of education and has given
3-11     generously of his time and energy to help develop first-rate
3-12     programs in the college, in other institutions, and in the
3-13     community; now, therefore, be it
3-14           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
3-15     76th Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Guillermo Ortiz Fierro on
3-16     his many exceptional accomplishments and his highly successful
3-17     career and extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be
3-18     it further
3-19           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
3-20     him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
3-21                                                               Shapleigh
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3-23                                          President of the Senate
3-24                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-25                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-26                                  on May 18, 1999.
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 4-2                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 4-4                                           Member, Texas Senate