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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sharron Forest, director of the Doctor of |
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Nursing Practice program at The University of Texas Medical Branch |
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at Galveston, has received a 2023 Regents' Outstanding Teaching |
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Award from The University of Texas System Board of Regents; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2008, this prestigious accolade |
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recognizes individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary |
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classroom performance and innovation in undergraduate instruction; |
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each recipient is given a $25,000 cash award in appreciation of |
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their contributions to the students and institutions they serve; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Forest holds the Will Bivins Singleton |
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Professorship in Pediatric Nursing at UTMB; she has worked in the |
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field of neonatal critical care nursing for more than three |
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decades, including over 25 years as a neonatal nurse practitioner; |
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as director of the DNP program at UTMB's School of Nursing, she |
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focuses her research and grant activities on education and health |
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care improvement, and her grant-funded projects have included |
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initiatives to address tobacco use among youth and mothers, to |
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prepare nurse practitioner students to care for underserved |
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populations, and to facilitate collaboration between DNP and Ph.D. |
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programs; and |
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WHEREAS, This highly respected educator received a |
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bachelor's degree in nursing from McNeese State University and a |
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bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Louisiana State |
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University, before obtaining both her DNP and her master's degree |
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in nursing from The University of Texas Health Science Center at |
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Houston; she is a recipient of a Novice Faculty Didactic Teaching |
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Award from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, in |
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addition to such accolades as the Outstanding DNP Faculty Award and |
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the Good Samaritan Foundation's Excellence in Nursing Gold Medal |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sharron Forest's dedication and expertise have |
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benefited countless students and earned her the lasting respect and |
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admiration of her colleagues, and she is truly deserving of this |
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notable honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Sharron |
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Forest on her receipt of a 2023 Outstanding Teaching Award from The |
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University of Texas System Board of Regents and extend to her |
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sincere 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 Dr. Forest as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |