84R17007 KSM-D
By: Herrero H.R. No. 1598
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas Kreneck received a Premio Estrella de
Aztlán Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association for
Chicana and Chicano Studies, Tejas Foco, at the group's annual
conference in February 2015, in recognition of outstanding work
that has spanned more than a quarter-century; and
WHEREAS, Formed in 1972, the NACCS serves academic programs,
departments, and research centers that focus on issues of
importance to Mexican Americans, Chicanos, and Latinos; each year
at the Tejas Foco Conference, the organization presents literary
awards to deserving individuals across a variety of categories,
including cultural arts, social justice and services, political
engagement, and publications; Dr. Kreneck has been involved with
the NACCS since the late 1970s; and
WHEREAS, During a tenure of more than a decade at the Houston
Metropolitan Research Center, Dr. Kreneck originated and built the
center's Mexican American archival component; he joined Texas A&M
University--Corpus Christi in 1990 to curate the papers of
Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founder of the American GI Forum, and as Bell
Library associate director for Special Collections and Archives, he
greatly expanded the number of books and manuscripts assembled in
his department; he also served the university as Joe B. Frantz
Lecturer in Public History before his retirement in 2012; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his work in academia, Dr. Kreneck is
the author of two books, Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina,
Entrepreneur and Civic Leader, 1905-1965, and Del Pueblo: A History
of Houston's Hispanic Community; he has published a number of
scholarly articles, as well, and edited other works focused on
Mexican American and Texas history; Dr. Kreneck is a charter member
of the Academy of Certified Archivists and a Fellow of the Texas
State Historical Association; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Dr. Thomas Kreneck has
significantly added to the knowledge of Chicano history and culture
in Texas, and he has earned the respect and admiration of colleagues
and fellow citizens alike; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Thomas Kreneck on receiving a
Premio Estrella de Aztlán Lifetime Achievement Award and extend to
him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Kreneck as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.