South Carolina General Assembly

118th Session, 2009-2010

H. 5000

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution

Sponsors: Reps. Weeks, G.M. Smith, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brantley, G.A. Brown, H.B. Brown, R.L. Brown, Cato, Chalk, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb Hunter, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Duncan, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Gunn, Haley, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Harvin, Hayes, Hearn, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Hutto, Jefferson, Jennings, Kelly, Kennedy, King, Kirsh, Knight, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, Millwood, Mitchell, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Nanney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Pinson, E.H. Pitts, M.A. Pitts, Rice, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scott, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, D.C. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stewart, Stringer, Thompson, Toole, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis, Wylie, A.D. Young and T.R. Young

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Introduced in the House on May 18, 2010

Adopted by the House on May 18, 2010

Summary: Dr. Dorothy B. Bishoff

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

5/18/2010HouseIntroduced and adopted HJ 61

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/18/2010

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DR. DOROTHY B. BISHOFF FOR HER WORK IN INSECT ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND TO CONGRATULATE HER FOR RECEIVING THE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD FOR MORRIS COLLEGE FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Dr. Dorothy B. Bishoff has been presented the Excellence in Teaching Award for Morris College from the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities; and

Whereas, Dr. Bishoff earned a degree in biology from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California, and completed work on a doctorate in biology at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1988; and

Whereas, an internationally recognized endocrinologist, she has been awarded three grants from the National Science Foundation for research in Japan, and her students at Morris College continue to benefit from studying the insect samples she brought back from those studies abroad; and

Whereas, since 1980, Dr. Bishoff has served in biology departments of numerous institutions including the University of North Carolina at Asheville and the University of Louisville in Kentucky; and

Whereas, she has been involved in research as a research associate at Duke University and as a visiting research faculty member at Yamaguchi University and the University of Tokyo in Japan; and

Whereas, she has written copious scholarly articles in renowned scientific journals and has presented seminars at scientific meetings across the United States as well as in Spain and Canada; and

Whereas, since Dr. Bishoff joined the Morris College faculty in 2005, she has initiated two new courses in biology and has restructured three others in order to utilize the most recent technology available in those courses; and

Whereas, in her classes, she teaches the fundamentals of biological processes by stressing collaborative learning, development of communication skills, and appreciation of diversity between individuals to the great benefit of her students; and

Whereas, Dr. Bishoff, innovative, energetic, and goal oriented, has the skills and attitude that enable her to contribute significantly to Morris College students and fellow faculty members; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are grateful for the gifts and training that Dr. Dorothy B. Bishoff brings to the students of Morris College and the pride and recognition she has afforded the school and our State. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Dr. Dorothy B. Bishoff for her work in insect endocrinology, and congratulate her for receiving the Excellence in Teaching Award for Morris College from the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Dr. Dorothy B. Bishoff.

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