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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Evelyn Dickerson was inducted into the African |
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American Educators Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The hall of fame is part of the African American |
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Education Archives and History Program, which since its founding in |
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2002 has focused on the vital role that education has played in the |
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African American experience in Dallas County; the organization |
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preserves important artifacts, documents, visual images, and oral |
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accounts, and its African American Educators Hall of Fame raises |
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public awareness of the significant contributions made by teachers, |
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administrators, librarians, and others; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Dickerson began her career in Terrell in 1963 as |
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a physical education teacher and coach for softball and track and |
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field; over a period of several decades, much of which was spent in |
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Dallas public schools, she served as a classroom teacher, advised |
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fellow educators, counseled students, developed curricula, and |
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volunteered with a number of youth-focused organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Among her many achievements, Ms. Dickerson designed |
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and implemented a model education program for inner-city children |
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at the Jimmie Tyler Brashear Early Childhood Development Center; |
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she has further devoted her time and talents to other educational |
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programs and community service projects in the Dallas/Fort Worth |
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Metroplex, one of which included leading a literacy project; in |
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addition, this public-spirited woman has spent over two decades as |
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a prominent volunteer leader for the United Negro College Fund; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Evelyn |
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Dickerson has made a positive difference in the lives of countless |
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Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in this prestigious |
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recognition; 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 Evelyn Dickerson on her induction |
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into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and extend to her |
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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 Ms. Dickerson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Rose |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2331 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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