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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Dotson Beck has been named a |
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winner of the 2007 Outstanding Texan Award in the category of |
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education by the Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, Outstanding Texans are honored for the positive |
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impact they make in their communities, and the dedicated service |
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that Dr. Beck has provided as an educator and civic leader has |
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greatly enhanced the lives of many individuals in the Dallas area; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Wiley College, Dr. Beck earned a |
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master of arts degree from Southern Methodist University and a |
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master's degree in administration and supervision from Prairie View |
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A&M University; she went on to gain certification in teaching the |
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mentally challenged from Texas Woman's University and in elementary |
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education from North Texas State University, as well as doctorates |
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in ministry and leadership from Vision International University; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Beck taught sixth-graders in the Dallas |
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Independent School District for more than four decades before her |
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retirement in 2002, and her outstanding work earned her a host of |
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awards; named Umphrey Lee Elementary School's Teacher of the Year, |
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VFW Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year, and Educator of the |
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Year at Paul Quinn College, she has received the Yvonne Ewell First |
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Achievement Award in Teaching, the Black Chamber of Commerce James |
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A. Gates Excellence in Education Award, and the Juanita Craft |
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Achievement Award in the Field of Education from the NAACP; and |
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WHEREAS, She has shared her talents with a number of |
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professional and civic groups; a life member of Zeta Phi Beta |
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Sorority, Texas Classroom Association, Kiwanis Club of Downtown |
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Dallas, Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, and Oak Cliff |
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Business and Professional Women, she is a charter life member of the |
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National Alumni Associations of both Wiley College and Paul Quinn |
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College and the Upsilon Nu Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Beck has also volunteered her time to benefit |
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the March of Dimes, American Cancer Association, Veterans of |
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Foreign Wars, American Heart Association, and United Way of Greater |
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Dallas; her contributions have earned her recognition as one of the |
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top 10 Outstanding Black Women in Dallas by The Dallas Post Tribune, |
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as well as the Laurel Achievement Award from the American |
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Association of University Women and the Dr. Barbara West Carpenter |
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Volunteer Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Beck stands as an inspiring example of how one |
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person can better a community through professional dedication and |
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civic activism, and the Outstanding Texan commendation is a fitting |
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recognition of her exemplary achievements; 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 Dr. Mary Elizabeth Dotson Beck on |
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receiving a 2007 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative |
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Black Caucus and extend to her best wishes for further success; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Beck as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1651 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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