H.R. No. 1300
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. David McKee, retired professor of marine
biology at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, has been named
professor emeritus by The Texas A&M University System Board of
Regents; and
WHEREAS, Emeritus status is conferred on select former
faculty members and administrators in recognition of their
significant contributions to the educational community; many of
these distinguished educators continue to serve the university
during their retirement; and
WHEREAS, A member of the A&M--Corpus Christi faculty for more
than a quarter-century, Dr. McKee made a lasting impression on the
Department of Life Sciences, helping to develop the current
master's program in fisheries and mariculture, implementing the
annual assessment of Oso Bay, and acquiring approximately $2
million in external funding for student research; in addition, he
served as the university's representative on the South Texas
Regional Agriculture Council, as faculty sponsor of the A&M--Corpus
Christi Fisheries and Aquaculture Society, and as chair of the
Student Activities Committee of the U.S. Chapter of the World
Aquaculture Society; he has published two books and is currently
working on his third; and
WHEREAS, Held in high esteem by his colleagues, Dr. McKee is
a recipient of the Conservation and Environmental Stewardship Award
from the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Through his myriad endeavors in behalf of Texas A&M
University--Corpus Christi, Dr. David McKee has contributed
immeasurably to advancing the mission of that school, and he is
indeed deserving of this most recent accolade; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. David McKee on his designation
as professor emeritus at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. McKee as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1300 was adopted by the House on April
9, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House