SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 80
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
join Texas Christian University in celebrating the career of
former Horned Frog Dr. James Cash, Jr., on January 29, 2011; and
WHEREAS, James Cash, Jr., became the first African
American in the Southwest Conference when he signed an athletic
letter of intent to play basketball at Texas Christian University
in 1965; he is one of only 30 players in the university's history
to reach the 1,000-point milestone; he finished his career in
fifth place on the Frogs' all-time scoring list, still holds
fourth place on the program's career rebounding chart with 856,
and helped the Frogs win the 1967-1968 Southwest Conference
championship title; and
WHEREAS, While he was setting records on the basketball
court, he was also earning honors in the classroom; he received a
bachelor's degree in mathematics from Texas Christian University
and a master's degree in computer science and a doctorate in
management information systems and accounting from Purdue
University; and
WHEREAS, He joined the faculty of the Harvard Business
School in 1976; he was the first African American to become a full
professor at the school, where he held the James E. Robison chair
and also served as senior associate dean; during his tenure, he
taught in all the major programs of the business school and
helped build the school's curriculum in the area of
computer-based technology; he also served as chairman of the
master of business administration program, the Harvard Business
School Publishing Company, and Baker Library; he retired from the
business school in 2003; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Cash serves on a number of public, private,
and nonprofit boards of directors, including those of General
Electric, Wal-Mart, the Boston Celtics, the Smithsonian Museum
of African American History and Culture, and the National
Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation; a Harvard
professor emeritus, he runs personal development programs for
executives in Global 500 organizations, and he is a widely
published author on the strategic use of information technology
in the service sector; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby commend Dr. James Cash, Jr., on his
outstanding accomplishments as a Texas Christian University
All-American basketball star and on his exemplary career as a
leader in academia and business; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Davis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 24, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate