CER 25-0183 — Science Teachers Matter Day Recognition Resolution of 2024

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Councilmember Christina Henderson ______________________________ Councilmember Janeese Lewis George A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION _____________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To celebrate the achievements of District of Columbia scientists, recognize advancements in medical and technological fields, honor teachers who inspire the next generation of scientists, and declare February 28, 2024, as “Science Teachers Matter Day” in the District of Columbia.

1 WHEREAS, in 1890, DC native Jane Eleanor “Nellie” Datcher became the first African- American woman to earn an advanced degree from Cornell University and later worked as a chemistry teacher at Dunbar High School in DC;

ENROLLED ORIGINAL WHEREAS, Marguerite Thomas Williams, a graduate of Miner Teachers College, now University of the District of Columbia, worked as a full-time school teacher while attending Howard University before becoming the first African American to earn a doctorate in geology in at Catholic University in 1942;

WHEREAS, DC native Albert Francis Birch received the National Medal of Science in 1967 for his work on compressional wave velocities and geophysical research into the composition of the Earth’s mantle;

2 WHEREAS, in 2004, DC native David Jonathan Gross received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in quantum field theory;

96 WHEREAS, in 2015 and 2017, DC native Richard Somerville received awards from the American Geophysical Union and in 2022 received the Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for his work on climate change;

ENROLLED ORIGINAL WHEREAS, in 2016, DC science teacher Jennifer Ramsey received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching;

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Science Teachers Matter Day Recognition Resolution of 2024”.

This resolution shall take effect immediatelyimmediately. upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.