78S41301 MMS-D

By:  Dutton                                                       H.R. No. 217



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dr. Margaret L. Forde of Houston has been honored 
with an award for her contributions to education from the Acres Home 
Citizens Chamber of Commerce; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Forde has served as president of Northeast 
College, a member of the Houston Community College System (HCCS), 
since 1997; during a career of more than 30 years in higher 
education, she has also taught at Wichita State University, Bethany 
College, the University of Houston, and Texas Southern University; 
before accepting her present post, she served HCCS as an instructor 
of English and held a variety of administrative positions within 
that system; and
	WHEREAS, A highly productive scholar, Dr. Forde has published 
over 100 articles, coauthored several resource workbooks, and 
developed a method to assess the attitudes of teachers toward 
diverse student populations; she is also the coauthor of the first 
textbook to elaborate a process by which high school students can 
simultaneously earn high school and college credit; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Forde has worked extensively with agencies and 
organizations concerned with higher education; among these have 
been the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Texas Higher 
Education Coordinating Board, and Houston Higher Education 
Coordinating Council; she recently completed a term on the National 
Academy of Science's National Research Advisory Council, and she 
currently serves as a commissioner on global education for the 
American Association of Community Colleges; and
	WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Forde has garnered many 
well-deserved accolades, including the W. E. B. DuBois Award for 
Higher Education from the National Alliance of Black School 
Educators; in 2000 she received an appointment from the Office of 
the Governor as a senior education advisor for the State of Texas; 
and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan earned a bachelor's and a 
master's degree from Wichita State University and a doctorate in 
education from the University of Houston; she has participated in 
the Presidents Academy of the American Association of Community 
Colleges and has received certificates in international relations 
and in urban and regional planning from Oxford University and 
Kansas State University, respectively; and
	WHEREAS, Northeast College and the Houston Community College 
System have gained immeasurably from Dr. Forde's incisive 
leadership, deep experience, and unwavering commitment to the 
mission of those institutions, and it is indeed a pleasure to join 
in recognizing her manifold contributions and achievements; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Margaret 
L. Forde on her recognition by the Acres Home Citizens Chamber of 
Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued 
success in all her endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Dr. Forde as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.