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      87(R) HR 754 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
      
            H.R.  No.  754
         
               R E S O L U T I O N
            
                          WHEREAS, Manuela Gomez of El Paso Community College has 
         
            earned recognition for both her scholarly work and her civic 
         
            contributions; and
         
                          WHEREAS, A professor of philosophy, Ms.  Gomez is nationally 
         
            known for her expertise in philosophical pedagogy, ethics, 
         
            feminism, and Latin American philosophy; her many publications 
         
            include a textbook on ethics, freely available to lower-income 
         
            students as an Open Educational Resource; in recent years, she has 
         
            presented on philosophy and border pedagogy at Jawaharlal Nehru 
         
            University in India, and she has been a guest lecturer on border 
         
            issues at Harvard University; in addition, she was appointed to the 
         
            American Philosophical Association Committee on Hispanics; her 
         
            myriad accolades include the 2020 EPCC Outstanding Faculty 
         
            Achievement Award and two consecutive EPCC Inspirational Awards 
         
            from the Student Government Association; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Ms.  Gomez has also demonstrated a deep commitment to 
         
            helping others; over the past decade, she and her students have 
         
            raised more than $40,000 for community projects; as founder and 
         
            advisor of the EPCC Philosophy Club, she guided its philanthropic 
         
            efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the creation of 2,500 
         
            reusable facemasks for vulnerable El Paso residents, among them 
         
            people in homeless and migrant shelters; moreover, the club donated 
         
            over 800 Christmas gifts to indigenous children in Cuauhtemoc, 
         
            Chihuahua, Mexico; the El Paso Community Foundation and KVIA-TV 
         
            named the members and Ms.  Gomez as 2020 Community Champions for 
         
            their efforts; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Manuela Gomez has brought great credit to El Paso 
         
            Community College through her dynamic, wide-ranging scholarship 
         
            and her humanitarian endeavors, and she is indeed deserving of 
         
            special recognition; now, therefore, be it
         
                          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas 
         
            Legislature hereby honor Manuela Gomez for her academic 
         
            achievements and civic engagement and extend to her sincere best 
         
            wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         
                          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
         
            prepared for Ms.  Gomez as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
         
            House of Representatives.
         
            Fierro
         
            ______________________________
         
            Speaker of the House          
         
                          I certify that H.R. No. 754 was adopted by the House on April 
         
            30, 2021, by a non-record vote.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Manuela Gomez of El Paso Community College has
	earned recognition for both her scholarly work and her civic
	contributions; and
	WHEREAS, A professor of philosophy, Ms. Gomez is nationally
	known for her expertise in philosophical pedagogy, ethics,
	feminism, and Latin American philosophy; her many publications
	include a textbook on ethics, freely available to lower-income
	students as an Open Educational Resource; in recent years, she has
	presented on philosophy and border pedagogy at Jawaharlal Nehru
	University in India, and she has been a guest lecturer on border
	issues at Harvard University; in addition, she was appointed to the
	American Philosophical Association Committee on Hispanics; her
	myriad accolades include the 2020 EPCC Outstanding Faculty
	Achievement Award and two consecutive EPCC Inspirational Awards
	from the Student Government Association; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Gomez has also demonstrated a deep commitment to
	helping others; over the past decade, she and her students have
	raised more than $40,000 for community projects; as founder and
	advisor of the EPCC Philosophy Club, she guided its philanthropic
	efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the creation of 2,500
	reusable facemasks for vulnerable El Paso residents, among them
	people in homeless and migrant shelters; moreover, the club donated
	over 800 Christmas gifts to indigenous children in Cuauhtemoc,
	Chihuahua, Mexico; the El Paso Community Foundation and KVIA-TV
	named the members and Ms. Gomez as 2020 Community Champions for
	their efforts; and
	WHEREAS, Manuela Gomez has brought great credit to El Paso
	Community College through her dynamic, wide-ranging scholarship
	and her humanitarian endeavors, and she is indeed deserving of
	special recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Manuela Gomez for her academic
	achievements and civic engagement and extend to her sincere best
	wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Gomez as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	Fierro

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 754 was adopted by the House on April
	30, 2021, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House