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2017 SESSION

17105032D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 449
Offered February 22, 2017
Commending Robin M. Albrecht.
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Patron-- Miller
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WHEREAS, Robin M. Albrecht, a business teacher at Osbourn High School in Manassas, was honored as Secondary Teacher of the Year for 2016 by the National Business Education Association; and

WHEREAS, Robin Albrecht earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Tech and has been a public school teacher for 37 years, 36 of which she has been employed by Manassas City Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, Robin Albrecht was recognized as the National Business Education Association (NBEA) Secondary Teacher of the Year in 2016 for her outstanding contributions to business education and excellence in creating innovative, project-based learning strategies; and

WHEREAS, Robin Albrecht goes above and beyond for coworkers, students, and the profession of teaching, and her dedication and hard work inspired at least one of her former students to pursue a career as a business educator; and

WHEREAS, Robin Albrecht helped establish the award-winning, student-run Apple Federal Credit Union branch at Osbourn High School, she sits on a statewide Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) advisory board, and she works to support the Career and Technical Education programs at Manassas City Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, Robin Albrecht is the lead advisor for the Osbourn High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders Association (FBLA), which has been recognized as Virginia’s Outstanding FBLA Chapter for three straight years, and she is a cosponsor of the Student Council Association; and

WHEREAS, under Robin Albrecht’s leadership, Osbourn High School’s FBLA chapter has undertaken important volunteer opportunities and built partnerships with business leaders in the community, and its members have been honored with state, regional, and national awards; and

WHEREAS, Robin Albrecht teaches with respect, integrity, and love, and her desire to impart knowledge and inspire her students to achieve their goals is admired by her colleagues throughout Manassas City Public Schools; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Robin M. Albrecht hereby be commended on being honored as Secondary Teacher of the Year for 2016 by the National Business Education Association; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Robin M. Albrecht as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her dedication to the profession of teaching and her tremendous success in educating the business leaders of tomorrow.