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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Thalia Matherson 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, Dr. Matherson worked in the Dallas Independent |
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School District for more than two decades, acting as a teacher, |
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assistant principal, principal, and district administrator; her |
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administrative roles included recruiter, facilitator for principal |
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staff development, and head of the district's principal leadership |
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and development efforts; furthermore, she was a member of the |
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Dallas School Administrators Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Following her retirement from Dallas ISD, |
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Dr. Matherson dedicated her time and talents to such worthy |
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organizations as Southern Methodist University, Huston-Tillotson |
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University, the Dallas Retired Teachers Association, the Dallas |
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Women's Foundation, and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; she has |
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served as executive director of the South Central Jurisdiction of |
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the United Methodist Church and as president of the Trinity chapter |
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of The Links; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Dr. Thalia |
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Matherson 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 Dr. Thalia Matherson on her |
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induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and |
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extend to 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. Matherson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |