Bill Text: TX HR2331 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Evelyn Dickerson on her induction into the African American Educators Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-24 - Reported enrolled [HR2331 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2331-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2331 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Evelyn Dickerson was inducted into the African | ||
| American Educators Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The hall of fame is part of the African American | ||
| Education Archives and History Program, which since its founding in | ||
| 2002 has focused on the vital role that education has played in the | ||
| African American experience in Dallas County; the organization | ||
| preserves important artifacts, documents, visual images, and oral | ||
| accounts, and its African American Educators Hall of Fame raises | ||
| public awareness of the significant contributions made by teachers, | ||
| administrators, librarians, and others; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Dickerson began her career in Terrell in 1963 as | ||
| a physical education teacher and coach for softball and track and | ||
| field; over a period of several decades, much of which was spent in | ||
| Dallas public schools, she served as a classroom teacher, advised | ||
| fellow educators, counseled students, developed curricula, and | ||
| volunteered with a number of youth-focused organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among her many achievements, Ms. Dickerson designed | ||
| and implemented a model education program for inner-city children | ||
| at the Jimmie Tyler Brashear Early Childhood Development Center; | ||
| she has further devoted her time and talents to other educational | ||
| programs and community service projects in the Dallas/Fort Worth | ||
| Metroplex, one of which included leading a literacy project; in | ||
| addition, this public-spirited woman has spent over two decades as | ||
| a prominent volunteer leader for the United Negro College Fund; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Evelyn | ||
| Dickerson has made a positive difference in the lives of countless | ||
| Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in this prestigious | ||
| recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Evelyn Dickerson on her induction | ||
| into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Dickerson as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Rose | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2331 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 21, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
