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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jennifer O'Loughlin-Brooks of Collin County |
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Community College has been named the Texas Professor of the Year for |
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2006 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and |
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the Council for Advancement and Support of Education; and |
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WHEREAS, The only national award honoring professors for |
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their teaching, this prestigious accolade recognizes undergraduate |
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level educators as the best in their state as evidenced by their |
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impact on their students, their scholarly approach to instruction, |
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and their overall contributions to education in their school, |
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community, and profession; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. O'Loughlin-Brooks earned her master's degree in |
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psychology from Emporia State University in Kansas; she joined the |
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faculty of Collin County Community College in 1995 as an associate |
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professor of psychology, becoming a full-time professor in 2002; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Known for her outstanding leadership skills and her |
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dedication to duty, Ms. O'Loughlin-Brooks is an exceptional |
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educator, and it is appropriate to take this opportunity to |
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recognize her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jennifer O'Loughlin-Brooks on |
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being named the 2006 Texas Professor of the Year by the Carnegie |
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Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for |
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Advancement and Support of Education and extend to her best wishes |
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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 Ms. O'Loughlin-Brooks as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |