SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 768
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in
recognizing Dr. John Ellis Price, who is leaving his post as
president of the University of North Texas at Dallas; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding administrator and distinguished
scholar has provided exceptional leadership for more than a
decade, from the earliest days of the university's inception up
through its first years as an independent institution; and
WHEREAS, Throughout these formative years, Dr. Price has
overseen the evolution of this fledgling university with great
dedication and foresight; having served the University of North
Texas System and the Dallas campus as executive director, vice
provost, vice chancellor, and president-designate, he was named
the founding president of the University of North Texas at Dallas
in 2010; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Price has long been respected among his peers
and students; in his prior career in business education, he served
as a department chair, a dean, and a professor of accounting; he
holds bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from the
University of Southern Mississippi, and he earned a doctorate in
accounting from North Texas State University in Denton in 1981; and
WHEREAS, Among his many prestigious honors, Dr. Price has
twice received the Outstanding Teaching Award given by the
University of North Texas College of Business Administration; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Price's unwavering stewardship of the
University of North Texas at Dallas will remain among his
greatest distinctions, and he is indeed deserving of high
praise as a visionary and as an exemplary administrator; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
Legislature, hereby commend Dr. John Ellis Price on his
exceptional service as president of the University of North Texas
at Dallas and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Dr. Price as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 3, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate