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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Maria D. Salinas, retired educator at Del Mar |
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College in Corpus Christi, has been named professor emeritus by the |
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college's board of regents; and |
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WHEREAS, Emeritus status is conferred on selected former |
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faculty members and administrators in recognition of their |
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significant contributions to the educational community; many of |
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these distinguished individuals continue to serve the university |
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during their retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Professor emeritus of English, Dr. Salinas joined |
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Del Mar College in 1988, and she provided leadership for a number of |
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programs during her 25-year tenure; notably, she served on the |
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Mexican-American Studies Program Committee and coordinated the |
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Puente Del Mar Mentor Program, among others; she also wrote grants |
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to update classroom equipment and purchase books, and she helped |
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initiate the campus-wide Viking Book Club; her exceptional work has |
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earned her a number of honors, including the Excellence in Teaching |
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Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational |
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Development; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Salinas is past president of the Del Mar College |
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Chapter of the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, |
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and she currently serves as a representative on the organization's |
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state board; in addition, she has been active with the Hispanic |
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Women's Network of Texas, the National Association of Developmental |
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Education, and the advisory coalition for Texas State |
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Representative Abel Herrero; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her myriad endeavors in behalf of Del Mar |
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College, Dr. Maria Salinas has contributed immeasurably to |
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advancing the mission of that institution, and she is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Maria D. Salinas on her |
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designation as professor emeritus at Del Mar College and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Salinas as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |