1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 565 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 3 | | recognize Dr. Kern Wildenthal for his distinguished career and |
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4 | 4 | | inspiring leadership in the fields of medicine, education, |
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5 | 5 | | administration, and philanthropy; and |
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6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kern Wildenthal served as president of The |
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7 | 7 | | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center for 22 years |
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8 | 8 | | before his retirement in the fall of 2008; he was dean of the |
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9 | 9 | | graduate school for four years and dean of the medical school for |
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10 | 10 | | six years before becoming president in 1986; and |
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11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, His association with Southwestern began in 1960, |
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12 | 12 | | when he was admitted to the medical school at the age of 18; he |
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13 | 13 | | graduated in 1964, completed training in internal medicine and |
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14 | 14 | | cardiology, and earned a doctorate in cell physiology from the |
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15 | 15 | | University of Cambridge in 1970; and |
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16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, As president, Dr. Wildenthal guided Southwestern |
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17 | 17 | | Medical Center's exceptional growth and its ascendancy as one of |
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18 | 18 | | the top medical centers in the world through his visionary |
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19 | 19 | | leadership, his effectiveness in attracting superior talent to |
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20 | 20 | | the faculty, which includes several Nobel Prize winners, and his |
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21 | 21 | | ability to communicate the needs of the center to its |
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22 | 22 | | benefactors; and |
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23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wildenthal has published numerous scientific |
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24 | 24 | | papers, and he has received many awards over the years for his |
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25 | 25 | | professional and philanthropic efforts; he was elected to the |
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26 | 26 | | prestigious Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2008; and |
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27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, He has long been active in community organizations |
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28 | 28 | | and the arts; since retiring, he has increased his volunteer |
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29 | 29 | | leadership in Dallas and continues his work with the Southwestern |
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30 | 30 | | Medical Foundation; now, therefore, be it |
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31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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32 | 32 | | Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Kern Wildenthal on his illustrious |
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33 | 33 | | and prolific career and his longtime commitment to The University |
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34 | 34 | | of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; and, be it further |
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35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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36 | 36 | | him as an expression of highest regard from the Texas Senate. |
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37 | 37 | | Shapiro Shapiro |
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38 | 38 | | Shapiro |
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39 | 39 | | Carona Harris Shapleigh Carona Harris Shapleigh |
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40 | 40 | | Carona Harris Shapleigh |
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41 | 41 | | Deuell Nelson West Deuell Nelson West |
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42 | 42 | | Deuell Nelson West |
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43 | 43 | | Averitt Hegar Seliger Averitt Hegar Seliger |
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44 | 44 | | Averitt Hegar Seliger |
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45 | 45 | | Davis Hinojosa Uresti Davis Hinojosa Uresti |
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46 | 46 | | Davis Hinojosa Uresti |
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47 | 47 | | Duncan Huffman Van de Putte Duncan Huffman Van de Putte |
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48 | 48 | | Duncan Huffman Van de Putte |
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49 | 49 | | Ellis Jackson Watson Ellis Jackson Watson |
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50 | 50 | | Ellis Jackson Watson |
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51 | 51 | | Eltife Lucio Wentworth Eltife Lucio Wentworth |
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52 | 52 | | Eltife Lucio Wentworth |
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53 | 53 | | Estes Nichols Whitmire Estes Nichols Whitmire |
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54 | 54 | | Estes Nichols Whitmire |
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55 | 55 | | Fraser Ogden Williams Fraser Ogden Williams |
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56 | 56 | | Fraser Ogden Williams |
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57 | 57 | | Gallegos Patrick Zaffirini Gallegos Patrick Zaffirini |
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58 | 58 | | Gallegos Patrick Zaffirini |
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59 | 59 | | Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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60 | 60 | | ______________________________ |
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61 | 61 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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62 | 62 | | ____________________________________________________________ |
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63 | 63 | | Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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64 | 64 | | ____________________________________________________________ |
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65 | 65 | | Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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66 | 66 | | ____________________________________________________________ |
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67 | 67 | | Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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68 | 68 | | ______________________________ |
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69 | 69 | | President of the Senate |
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70 | 70 | | I hereby certify that the |
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71 | 71 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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72 | 72 | | the Senate on April 7, 2009. |
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73 | 73 | | ______________________________ |
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74 | 74 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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75 | 75 | | |
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76 | 76 | | Shapiro |
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77 | 77 | | |
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78 | 78 | | |
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79 | 79 | | |
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80 | 80 | | Carona Harris Shapleigh |
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81 | 81 | | |
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82 | 82 | | Deuell Nelson West |
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83 | 83 | | |
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84 | 84 | | Averitt Hegar Seliger |
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85 | 85 | | |
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86 | 86 | | Davis Hinojosa Uresti |
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87 | 87 | | |
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88 | 88 | | Duncan Huffman Van de Putte |
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89 | 89 | | |
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90 | 90 | | Ellis Jackson Watson |
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91 | 91 | | |
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92 | 92 | | Eltife Lucio Wentworth |
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93 | 93 | | |
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94 | 94 | | Estes Nichols Whitmire |
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95 | 95 | | |
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96 | 96 | | Fraser Ogden Williams |
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97 | 97 | | |
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98 | 98 | | Gallegos Patrick Zaffirini |
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