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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Judy A. Hill of Aledo High School is the recipient of |
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the 2009 Marva Collins Teaching Excellence Award presented by the |
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Reilly Family Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in a small town in West Texas in 1953, the |
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former Judy Ann Wilburn was an avid reader in her youth; she |
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graduated with honors from Abilene High School in 1971 and went on |
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to work for the U.S. Social Security Administration; after a decade |
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there, she realized that something was missing in her life, and she |
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decided to pursue her longtime dream of a career as a teacher; she |
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quit her job, returned to school, and in 1987 graduated from Texas |
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Christian University with a bachelor's degree summa cum laude in |
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education; she taught in the Azle and Birdville school districts, |
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and after earning her master's degree in English from the |
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University of North Texas in 1996, served as an academic |
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coordinator at a high school in Fort Worth and as an instructor at |
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Tarrant County College; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2006, Ms. Hill has taught advanced placement |
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English at Aledo High School, and she is the chair of the English |
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department; in addition, she has instituted SAT and PSAT |
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preparatory courses and mentored new teachers at the school, and |
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she is planning to serve on the Aledo ISD Strategic Planning |
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Committee; Ms. Hill has further contributed to such organizations |
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as the United Educators Association of Texas and the National |
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Council of Teachers of English; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, she benefits from the love |
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and support of her husband, Jack Hill, and the couple take great |
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pride in their daughter, Christi Hill-Kothmann; Ms. Hill also |
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enjoys playing piano and writing, and she maintains her lifelong |
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enthusiasm for reading; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has demonstrated the passion, |
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determination, and commitment that are the hallmarks of our best |
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teachers, and she is indeed an exemplary role model for her |
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colleagues and students alike; 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 Judy A. Hill on her receipt of the |
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2009 Marva Collins Teaching Excellence Award and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hill as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |