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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Barbara Welder of Beeville has received the 2007 |
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John Ben Shepperd County Historical Commission Leadership Award |
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from the Texas Historical Commission for her outstanding leadership |
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in carrying out an aggressive and well-balanced preservation |
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program; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Welder is a leading advocate of area |
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preservation and tourism, and as chair of the Bee County Historical |
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Commission, she has been instrumental in securing markers and |
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designations for several noteworthy sites; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas and Texas A&M |
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University, where she earned a doctorate in education, Dr. Welder |
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serves as an associate professor of Spanish at Our Lady of Corpus |
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Christi University; in addition to teaching stints at Texas |
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A&M--Corpus Christi, University of Houston--Victoria, Coastal Bend |
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College, and the English Language Institute in Mexico, she has |
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coauthored a textbook for Prentice-Hall and served as a consultant |
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for McGraw-Hill Publishing Company; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Welder has positively influenced her community |
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through her involvement in a variety of organizations, including |
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the boards of the Joe Barnhart Bee County Library and Rialto Theater |
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and the grant-writing team of the Bee County Courthouse; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship and a |
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National Defense Education Act Fellowship, Dr. Welder has worked to |
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include heritage education in school curricula through |
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partnerships with the Bee County Library, Rialto Theater, the |
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Juneteenth Committee, the Texas Historical Commission, and |
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Beeville ISD; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Welder stands as an inspiring example of how |
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one person can better a community through civic dedication, and the |
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John Ben Shepperd County Historical Commission Leadership Award is |
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a fitting recognition of her exemplary achievements; 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. Barbara Welder on her receipt |
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of the John Ben Shepperd County Historical Commission Leadership |
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Award from the Texas Historical Commission and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success with her important work |
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in preservation; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Welder as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1877 was adopted by the House on May |
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10, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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