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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jaime Villarreal achieved great distinction |
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by graduating from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with |
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a doctorate of education in curriculum and instruction on |
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December 12, 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Villarreal holds a master's degree in |
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educational leadership and a bachelor's degree in government |
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from The University of Texas at Brownsville; on November 16, |
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2020, he successfully defended his dissertation, "Field of |
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Dreams: Environmental Factors Contributing to the Academic and |
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Professional Success of Mexican-American Former Migrant Students |
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from the Rio-Grande Valley of South Texas"; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong educator and a former migrant student, |
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Dr. Villarreal has dedicated his career to teaching on South |
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Texas campuses in Brownsville; since 2015, he has served as an |
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assistant principal at Faulk Middle School, and he previously |
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spent six years as an assistant principal at Lucio Middle School |
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and seven years as a classroom instructor at Gladys Porter High |
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School, beginning in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, Jaime Villarreal has demonstrated an unwavering |
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commitment to the students of the Rio Grande Valley in his |
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academic and professional endeavors, and he may indeed take great |
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pride in this most recent accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Jaime Villarreal on |
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receiving a doctorate of education from The University of Texas |
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Rio Grande Valley and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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 Dr. Villarreal as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas Senate. |