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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Teresa Feria of The University of Texas Rio Grande |
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Valley has received a 2020 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award from |
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The University of Texas System Board of Regents; and |
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WHEREAS, The Outstanding Teaching Award is one of the most |
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prestigious honors for teaching excellence in the nation, and this |
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year, 27 faculty members from the UT System's 14 academic and health |
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institutions are being recognized as exceptional educators; |
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selected through a nominating process that relies on student and |
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peer faculty evaluations, each honoree receives a certificate, a |
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medallion, and $25,000; Dr. Feria is one of two UTRGV faculty |
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members to receive a 2020 award; and |
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WHEREAS, An associate professor in the Department of Biology, |
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"Paty" Feria earned a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's |
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degree in animal biology from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de |
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México and a Ph.D. in biology from the University of |
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Missouri-St. Louis; she began teaching at UT-Pan American, UTRGV's |
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legacy institution, in 2008, and her areas of expertise include |
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ecology, climate change, vector-borne diseases, and invasive and |
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endangered species; her popular courses introduce students to such |
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important subjects as conservation biology, global change ecology, |
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and sustainable development; and |
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WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Regents' Outstanding Teaching |
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Award, Paty Feria joins an elite group of educators who have |
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excelled at helping students broaden their intellectual horizons |
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and prepare themselves for future success, and her efforts have |
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contributed greatly to the academic mission of the UT System; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Teresa Feria on her receipt of a |
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2020 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of |
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Texas System Board of Regents and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success with her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Feria as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |