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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Veronica Estrada, of the College of Education at |
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, was presented an |
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inaugural McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award at the Conference |
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on Academic Research in Education held in Las Vegas on January 30, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning a bachelor's degree in English at |
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St. Mary's University in 1988, Dr. Estrada did graduate work at The |
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Ohio State University, where she received an M.A. in English in 1990 |
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and both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in education studies in 1997; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Estrada joined the Department of Curriculum and |
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Instruction of what was then The University of Texas--Pan American |
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as a lecturer in 1996, and she has steadily risen through the ranks, |
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becoming an assistant professor in 1998, associate professor in |
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2004, and full professor in 2010; she has also served the university |
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as department chair and interim associate dean for Undergraduate |
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Studies and Teacher Education, and she is currently the program |
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coordinator for the Secondary/All-Level Teacher Preparation |
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Program; and |
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WHEREAS, The McGraw Hill award was conferred on Dr. Estrada |
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in recognition of her long record of exemplary scholarship; the |
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author or coauthor of more than 25 journal articles and book |
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chapters, she has cowritten a book, Classroom Connections to |
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Teaching: A Resource for Teachers of Latino Students, and she has |
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made over 80 conference presentations; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, this gifted teacher and |
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scholar has contributed to the advancement of her discipline and |
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the vitality of her department, and she may indeed take great pride |
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in this prestigious recognition from her academic peers; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Veronica Estrada on her |
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receipt of an inaugural McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Estrada as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |