H.C.R. No. 60
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Gail Platt of Lubbock has served as president of the
Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA) for
2004–2005, and her 20 years of membership in that respected
organization reflect her longstanding dedication to the students,
faculty, and educational institutions of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Composed of educators from all public and
independent community, junior, and technical colleges in the State
of Texas, TCCTA is by far the largest organization of postsecondary
educators in the state; Dr. Platt has also served the association as
president-elect, vice president, and treasurer, provided
leadership on the Professional Development Committee, and acted as
a TCCTA campus representative; and
WHEREAS, Since 2000, Dr. Platt has distinguished herself as
director of the Teaching and Learning Center at South Plains
College in Levelland, where she helped develop an award-winning
student services support program; named the Texas Developmental
Educator of the Year in 1999, she was the project director of Title
III programs from 2000 to 2004 and is the director of Title V
programs for 2004-2009; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Platt also serves as co-chair of the Texas
Success Initiative Advisory Committee to the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board; and
WHEREAS, While sharing her expertise with numerous
professional organizations, including the College Reading and
Learning Association, the Texas Association of Developmental
Education, and the National Association of Women in Education, she
has also found time in her busy schedule to give back to her
community through her involvement with area organizations such as
the Lubbock Area Literacy Coalition, Lubbock Arts Festival, and
Lubbock League of Women Voters; and
WHEREAS, A person of great integrity and courage, Gail Platt
has helped ensure success for the students and graduates of Texas
colleges and universities by working tirelessly to preserve high
academic standards; she has always given unsparingly of her time
and talents and has executed her duties and responsibilities with
enthusiasm, perseverance, diligence, and professionalism, and in
so doing, she has brought great credit to her institution, her
professional associations, and the teaching profession; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize Gail Platt for her outstanding service to the
Texas Community College Teachers Association and commend her for
her innumerable contributions to higher education in the Lone Star
State; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Platt as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives and Senate.
Isett
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 60 was adopted by the House on
February 17, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 60 was adopted by the Senate on
February 28, 2005, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor