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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Creel has been honored with a Tarrant County |
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College (TCC) Chancellor's Award for Exemplary Teaching; and |
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WHEREAS, Given annually, the award is presented to one |
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professor at each of the TCC campuses; the honoree for the Northeast |
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Campus in Hurst, Mrs. Creel is a most deserving recipient, as she |
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has distinguished herself as an educator of the highest caliber |
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throughout her almost 18-year tenure with TCC; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Creel is a graduate of Texas Christian |
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University and is currently pursuing her Ph.D.; she came to TCC |
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after serving as a middle school teacher and as an associate |
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professor at her alma mater; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining TCC as an associate professor of |
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speech communications and western civilization, Mrs. Creel has |
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greatly benefited the college, tirelessly striving to provide her |
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students with ample opportunities for personal, professional, and |
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academic achievement; her contributions to the vitality of the |
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school include the creation of a specialized speech course designed |
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for individuals seeking careers in health care, as well as her work |
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as the original faculty member of the Northeast Campus Cornerstone |
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Honors program, which she served as director from 1996 to 2000; |
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moreover, she has given of her time and talents as a faculty advisor |
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for several student organizations, often taking her students to |
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cities of cultural and historical significance, including our |
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nation's capital, where she arranged for 10 students to participate |
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in the Inside Washington '06 program; and |
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WHEREAS, By showing sincere concern for each individual in |
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her classes, Mrs. Creel has helped to put her students on a path to |
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success, and she is most deserving of special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bonnie Creel on receiving a Tarrant |
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County College Chancellor's Award for Exemplary Teaching and extend |
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to her best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Creel as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Hancock |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 570 was adopted by the House on March |
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15, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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