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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mary Ellen Cavitt has been named a recipient of |
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a 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award by the Killeen Independent School |
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District Alumni Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the alumni association recognizes |
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Killeen ISD graduates who have contributed significantly to their |
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communities or professions and who serve as inspiring role models |
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for future generations; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of Harker Heights Elementary School, |
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Manor Junior High, and Killeen High School, Dr. Cavitt holds |
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bachelor's and master's degrees in horn performance from The |
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Juilliard School as well as a doctorate in music education from The |
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University of Texas at Austin; in addition, she has completed the |
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Harvard University Management Development Program for higher |
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education leaders; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cavitt began her career as a professional |
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musician and music educator, serving on the faculties of Michigan |
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State University, the University of Arizona, and The University of |
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Texas at San Antonio and as an administrator of instrumental music |
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at North East ISD in San Antonio; she went on to join the faculty of |
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Texas State University, where she currently serves as associate |
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vice president for academic success, dean of University College, |
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and professor of music education; through the years, she has also |
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benefited the university as director of graduate studies in music |
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and as associate director of the School of Music; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cavitt has received the Texas State University |
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Alumni Teaching Award of Honor, Everette Swinney Faculty Senate |
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Teaching Award, Presidential Awards of Distinction in Service and |
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Teaching, and the College Achievement Award for Excellence in |
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Scholarly/Creative Activity; she is an active clinician and |
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adjudicator, and her research has been presented at regional, |
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national, and international conferences; moreover, she has served |
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as editor for the Texas Music Education Research Journal for 13 |
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years and as chair of the Instructional Strategies Research |
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Interest Group for the National Association for Music Education, |
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and she has compiled and edited publications on music education and |
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music theory; and |
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WHEREAS, The accomplishments of noteworthy alumni are a |
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source of great pride to all those associated with Killeen ISD, and |
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Dr. Mary Cavitt is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Mary Ellen Cavitt on her |
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receipt of a 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Killeen |
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Independent School District Alumni Association and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes 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 Dr. Cavitt as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |