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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cathy Ann Shofner has been honored with induction |
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into the Tascosa High School Hall of Fame in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of three and a half decades, |
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Ms. Shofner enjoyed a rewarding career as the speech and debate |
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coach at Tascosa High School; during her tenure, numerous students |
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earned accolades in competitions for poetry interpretation, |
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debate, persuasive speaking, and impromptu speaking; currently, |
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she works as an instructor at Amarillo College and helps develop the |
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills high school speech curriculum; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected in her field, Ms. Shofner served as |
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president of the Texas Speech Communication Association in 1994 and |
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2004, and she has been involved in a number of committees for the |
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organization; in addition, she is a past president and |
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representative of the Texas Forensic Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Among her many achievements, Ms. Shofner was named |
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Educator of the Year by TSCA in 1988, and she earned an Outstanding |
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Service Award from the organization in 2008; that same year, she was |
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inducted into the Texas Forensics Association Hall of Fame and in |
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2011, she was recognized as the Amarillo ISD Secondary Teacher of |
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the Year and as the Lamar Lively Teacher of the Year; in 2016, she |
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was inducted into the Communication Hall of Fame at West Texas A&M |
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University, where she earned her master's degree in communication; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through her skill, enthusiasm, and dedication, Ann |
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Shofner has enriched the lives of countless young Texans, and she is |
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indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cathy Ann Shofner on her induction |
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into the Tascosa High School Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere |
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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 Ms. Shofner as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |