83R8587 JWI-D
By: Carter H.R. No. 916
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, An esteemed educator and administrator, Dr. Kay
Eggleston was appointed president of Richland College in May 2012;
and
WHEREAS, After serving as interim president for more than two
years, Dr. Eggleston was named president by the Dallas County
Community College District board of trustees; among her
accomplishments as interim president were reorganizing operations,
reducing the operating budget, and securing grant support for
several national education practice initiatives; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Eggleston joined the administration of Richland
College in 1998 as vice president for community and economic
development; she went on to serve as vice president for
institutional effectiveness and economic development before being
named executive vice president and chief operating officer in
September 2008; during this time, Richland became the first
community college in the country to receive the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award and the first accredited higher education
institution in Texas to receive the Texas Award for Performance
Excellence; and
WHEREAS, Committed to her profession, Dr. Eggleston has
served on a number of statewide higher education committees and
task forces and is currently a member of the American Association of
Community Colleges' National Commission on Communications and
Marketing; she is the recipient of numerous honors, including the
Carl M. Nelson Administrative Leadership Award from the Texas
Association of Community Colleges, and she has been selected as
Administrator of the Year by both the Dallas County Community
College District and Richland College; and
WHEREAS, She has also given generously of her time and
talents to the community as a member of the Richardson Chamber of
Commerce advisory board and board of directors and the Garland
Chamber of Commerce board of directors; a graduate of Leadership
Richardson, she further contributes to her fellow citizens through
her involvement in the Richardson Rotary Club and Altrusa
International, Inc. of Downtown Dallas; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Eggleston holds bachelor's and master's degrees
in nursing as well as a doctoral degree in management and
administrative sciences from The University of Texas at Dallas; and
WHEREAS, Richland College continues to gain immeasurably
from the astute guidance and steady hand of Dr. Kay Eggleston, and
it is indeed a pleasure to acknowledge her ongoing role in advancing
the success of that institution; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kay Eggleston on her
appointment as president of Richland College and commend her for
her leadership; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Eggleston as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.