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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Eva Muñiz, retired educator at Del Mar College |
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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. Muñiz began her |
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distinguished tenure with Del Mar College in 1989; she has earned a |
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number of honors through the years, including the title of Best |
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Professor by the Del Mar College Education Society and recognition |
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from Operation Keeping Every Youth in School; among her many |
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efforts in behalf of the school, she coordinated the 2014 |
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Mexican-American Studies Summer Seminar shortly before her |
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retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Muñiz is an active member of such noteworthy |
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groups as the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education and |
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the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas, and she serves on the annual |
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Coastal Bend Cesar Chavez Marcha Committee; she has authored a |
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number of published poems, and she presented a paper titled |
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"Adelantandonos! From Course to Degree" during the 2012 Center for |
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Mexican American Studies and Research Conference in San Antonio; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through her myriad endeavors in behalf of Del Mar |
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College, Dr. Eva Muñiz has contributed immeasurably to advancing |
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the mission of that institution, and she is indeed deserving of this |
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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. Eva Muñiz on her designation as |
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professor emeritus at Del Mar College and extend to her sincere best |
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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. Muñiz as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |