TITLE: Congratulating Patrick Crawford on being named the 2015 Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences Campus Teacher of the Year by the Fort Worth Independent School District.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Patrick Crawford on being named the 2015 Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences Campus Teacher of the Year by the Fort Worth Independent School District.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Patrick Crawford of the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences has been named a 2015 Campus Teacher of the Year by the Fort Worth Independent School District; and WHEREAS, Since 1985, local businesses and organizations have partnered with the Fort Worth ISD to celebrate outstanding teachers in the district; at each school, faculty members nominate colleagues who are full-time, certified, and highly qualified classroom teachers and then elect one who has excelled at earning the respect of students, parents, and colleagues alike and at inspiring students of all backgrounds and abilities to learn; and WHEREAS, One of 133 individuals honored at the Campus Teachers of the Year Reception on April 7, 2015, Patrick Crawford teaches dual-credit world civilizations and pre-AP world history classes at the Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences and offers a pre-AP government course at Tarrant County College; he also serves as a UIL sponsor and works with the YMCA Youth and Government program, which helps students understand how legislation is drafted and which gives them an opportunity to attend district and state conferences modeled after the state legislature; moreover, he has been able to share with students in this program his own experience, having proposed a measure concerning dual-credit courses to his state representative and having testified in its behalf before the House Public Education Committee; and WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University and Tarleton State University, this dynamic educator has been further recognized for his dedication and expertise with a nomination for the Humanities Texas Outstanding Teacher Award; and WHEREAS, Patrick Crawford has upheld the highest standards of his profession, fostering a positive educational environment for students while striving to equip them with a sound academic foundation, and he is indeed deserving of this most recent accolade; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Patrick Crawford on being named the 2015 Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences Campus Teacher of the Year by the Fort Worth Independent School District and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Crawford as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Goldman Collier Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2193 was adopted by the House on May 21, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House