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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lee E. Henderson is retiring from Prairie View |
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A&M University on May 2, 2009, after an eminent 38-year career as a |
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professor of biology; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Waller County, Lee Henderson graduated |
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as valedictorian of Ralph J. Bunche High School in Brookshire and |
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went on to earn both his bachelor's and master's degrees in biology |
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at Prairie View, as well as an additional master's degree in |
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education; he taught science in public schools for five years |
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before entering the U.S. Navy's Officer Candidate School in |
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Newport, Rhode Island; serving his country for five years and |
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rising to the rank of lieutenant, he returned to Prairie View for |
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his final military assignment as the senior instructor of the Naval |
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Reserve Officer Training Corps; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Henderson received his doctoral degree in |
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science education from the University of Houston in 1980 and became |
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an associate professor at Prairie View; he has played an important |
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role in the school's biology department, teaching approximately 250 |
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students each year and leading classes in anatomy and physiology |
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for pre-nursing students; his rigorous instruction and high |
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standards have helped prepare degree candidates for professional |
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success in a demanding field; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. |
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Henderson served as a reviewer for several editions of a major |
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clinical textbook, and he has served on many departmental and |
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university-wide committees as well as on the faculty senate; his |
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professional affiliations include the National Association for |
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Research in Science Teaching, the American Association for |
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Advancement of Science, and the Texas Association of College |
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Teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has also contributed to the |
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Prairie View community in myriad ways, most notably as the town's |
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mayor for two terms beginning in 1990; in all his endeavors, he |
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enjoys the love and support of his wife, Shirley, and their three |
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sons, Daryl, Michael, and Cory; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly four decades, Lee Henderson has dedicated |
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himself to the students of Prairie View A&M, and his commitment to |
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excellence will long continue to inspire all those who are |
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privileged to know this outstanding educator; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Lee E. Henderson on his |
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retirement from Prairie View A&M University and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Henderson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |