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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. John Sibert of The University of Texas at Dallas |
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has been inducted into the inaugural class of The University of |
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Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, This new academy honors outstanding educators at the |
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UT System's nine campuses, and the 12 members of the first class |
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will serve as a systemwide advocacy group to foster classroom |
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innovation and promote interdisciplinary approaches to education; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the UT Dallas Department of Chemistry |
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since 2000, John Sibert earned his bachelor's degree from the |
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University of South Florida in 1986 and his doctorate from The |
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University of Texas at Austin in 1991; from 1992 to 1995, he was a |
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National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sibert's research is focused on the study of |
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molecular architecture and its applications to everything from |
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medicine to environmental science to advanced new materials; an |
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inspiring teacher as well as a gifted researcher, he received the UT |
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System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award in 2011, and he |
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coauthored a UT--Dallas campus-wide education plan for mathematics |
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and science; and |
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WHEREAS, The students at the Lone Star State's institutions |
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of higher learning benefit greatly from the expertise and |
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enthusiasm of dedicated scholars and teachers such as Dr. Sibert, |
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and he may indeed take great pride in this prestigious recognition |
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of his many contributions to his profession; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. John Sibert on his induction |
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into The University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished |
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Teachers and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Sibert as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |