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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 22
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WHEREAS, Todd Witt, a 56-year-old father of three, set an |
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inspiring example of perseverance by earning his Ph.D. from Texas |
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Tech University in 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Witt studied higher education administration |
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at the University of Mississippi in the 1990s but put his dreams |
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of completing his doctorate on hold due to the responsibilities |
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of raising a family; with only his dissertation needed, he was |
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able to resume his coursework through the Texas Tech College of |
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Education's online program and recently graduated with a Ph.D. in |
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curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in STEM education; and |
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WHEREAS, Although he saw the degree as more of a labor of |
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love than a means to a career, it led Mr. Witt to a job working as |
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an education and outreach manager at the Texas Freshwater |
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Fisheries Center in Athens, where he plans educational |
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experiences for the children who tour the facility and its |
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exhibits; part of his research at Texas Tech involved studying |
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the style of education known as experiential learning and the |
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ways that field trips can benefit student performance on |
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standardized tests, and he is currently in charge of a number of |
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updates to the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center that will help |
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young visitors to better understand science through hands-on |
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activities; and |
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WHEREAS, A role model to his loved ones and to students of |
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all ages, Todd Witt has distinguished himself by completing his |
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education and beginning an exciting new career, and he may indeed |
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reflect with well-deserved pride on this impressive achievement; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Todd Witt on earning his Ph.D. |
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from Texas Tech University and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Witt as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 22, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |