Pat Hardy's Biography
- State Board of Education (TX) - District 11, Republican
Contact Information
Office
1109 Roaring Springs Road
Fort Worth, TX 76114
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, 78701
Full Name:
Patricia 'Pat' Hardy
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
11/27/1948
Home City:
Fort Worth, TX
BA, Social Studies, Howard Payne University
MA, Secondary Education/History, University of North Texas
Member, Texas State Board of Education, 2003-present
Candidate, Texas State Board of Education, District 11, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024
Member, Committee on School Finance/Permanent School Fund, Texas State Board of Education
Social Studies Coordinator, Weatherford Independent School District, 2012-2017
World History and World Geography Teacher, Castleberry High School, 1982-2012
Former Member, Committee on Instruction, Texas State Board of Education
Former Vice Chair, Committee on School Finance/Permanent School Fund, Texas State Board of Education
Former Chair/Vice Chair, Committee on School Finance/Permanent School Fund, Texas State Board of Education
Former Member, Committee on School Initiatives, Texas State Board of Education
Member, Executive Board, Texas Social Studies Supervisors Association
Member, National Panel on Teacher Alliances, National Geographic Society
Member, State Steering Committee, Texas Alliance for Geographic Education
Former Member, Texas Committee on Student Learning
Board Member, Texas Council for the Social Studies
Former Member, Texas Education Economic Policy Center
Teacher Consultant, Education Division, National Geography Society, 1989-2017
Texas Coordinator, National Geographic Bee, 1989-2013
Member, Social Studies, Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, Texas Education Agency Advisory Team, 2001
Member, Writing Team, State of Texas's United States History End-of-Course Examination, 1997-1998
Member, Geography Textbook Committee, State of Texas, 1988
Awards:
Fulbright Seminar Abroad Program, Egypt, 1988
Texas Excellence in Education Award, The University of Texas Ex-Students' Association, 1998
Fulbright Seminar Abroad Program, China, 1994
Distinguished Teaching Award, National Council for Geographic Education, 2001
Alumnus of the Year, Howard Payne University, 1996
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education Distinguished Service Award, 2000
Fulbright Seminar Abroad Program, Turkey, 1990
Teacher of the Year, River Oaks Chamber of Commerce, 1995
Secondary Teacher of the Year, Castleberry Independent School District, 1997