H.C.R. No. 48
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives of the Texas Tech
University System are gathering at the State Capitol on February
17, 2009, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star
State; and
WHEREAS, The TTU System, governed by a nine-member board of
regents and chancellor Kent Hance, consists of Texas Tech
University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and
Angelo State University; the system currently enrolls more than
37,000 students, employs some 18,000 faculty and staff members, and
counts over 240,000 alumni; and
WHEREAS, Looking to the future, the system has developed five
strategic priorities, including improving access to education and
promoting learning, strengthening the academic excellence of
member institutions, expanding knowledge through research, serving
its communities, and effectively managing its resources; and
WHEREAS, Each component of the system provides unique
educational opportunities; Texas Tech University is a major
comprehensive research university, led by Dr. Guy Bailey; enrolling
more than 28,000 students in 12 colleges and schools, TTU offers
more than 150 undergraduate programs, 100 master's programs, and 60
doctoral programs, and it is among a select group of institutions to
shelter a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa; and
WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is
composed of the TTUHSC School of Medicine, the School of Allied
Health Sciences, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the
Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing, the School of Pharmacy, and
the new Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso, which will
seat its first class in July 2009; overseen by Dr. John C. Baldwin,
TTUHSC enrolls nearly 3,000 students and boasts more than 11,000
alumni; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1928, Angelo State University enrolls
more than 6,000 students in six colleges and is directed by Dr.
Joseph C. Rallo; ASU was the first university in the state to offer
a degree in computer science and today is home to one of two State of
Texas Data Centers; in addition, the institution's physics
department has been designated by Physics Today as one of the top
undergraduate programs in the nation; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System has provided
countless students with an outstanding education and a strong
foundation for the future, and in so doing, it has contributed to
the remarkable achievements of the state as a whole; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize February 17, 2009, as Texas Tech University System
Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to all those from
the TTU System who are visiting here today.
Isett Craddick Isett Craddick
Isett Craddick
Darby Fletcher Darby Fletcher
Darby Fletcher
Heflin Jones Heflin Jones
Heflin Jones
Keffer Lewis Keffer Lewis
Keffer Lewis
Moody Swinford Moody Swinford
Moody Swinford
Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pena Callegari Hilderbran Pena
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 48 was adopted by the House on
February 17, 2009, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 48 was adopted by the Senate on
February 17, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor
Isett Craddick
Darby Fletcher
Heflin Jones
Keffer Lewis
Moody Swinford
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas