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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Josie Villamil Tinajero has earned the Lucy G. |
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Acosta Humanitarian Award, presented by LULAC Project Amistad; and |
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WHEREAS, A leading scholar, educator, and advocate for issues |
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of equality and linguistic diversity, Dr. Tinajero is the founder |
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of the Mother-Daughter/Father-Son Program, a nationally recognized |
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project that aims to provide education and career opportunities for |
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Hispanic families; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tinajero also shares her time with a number of |
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professional organizations, serving as president of both the Texas |
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Association for Bilingual Education and the National Association |
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for Bilingual Education, which she has led for an unprecedented |
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four terms; and |
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WHEREAS, Her work has been honored by the AAUW Eleanor |
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Roosevelt Fund, and she has received such accolades as the Texas |
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Higher Education Star Award and the Multicultural Educator Award |
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from the National Association for Multicultural Education; named |
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Texas Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the |
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Advancement of Teaching, she was recognized as one of the 20 most |
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influential Hispanic women in the U.S. by Hispanic Business |
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Magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, Josie Tinajero has set an example of leadership and |
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service to which all may aspire, and her efforts in behalf of her |
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community have made a positive difference in the lives of many; 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 Dr. Josie Villamil Tinajero on her |
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receipt of a Lucy G. Acosta Humanitarian Award and extend to her |
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sincere 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 Dr. Tinajero as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |