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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas Kreneck received a Premio Estrella de |
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| 6 | 7 | | Aztlán Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association for |
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| 7 | 8 | | Chicana and Chicano Studies, Tejas Foco, at the group's annual |
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| 8 | 9 | | conference in February 2015, in recognition of outstanding work |
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| 9 | 10 | | that has spanned more than a quarter-century; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Formed in 1972, the NACCS serves academic programs, |
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| 11 | 12 | | departments, and research centers that focus on issues of |
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| 12 | 13 | | importance to Mexican Americans, Chicanos, and Latinos; each year |
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| 13 | 14 | | at the Tejas Foco Conference, the organization presents literary |
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| 14 | 15 | | awards to deserving individuals across a variety of categories, |
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| 15 | 16 | | including cultural arts, social justice and services, political |
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| 16 | 17 | | engagement, and publications; Dr. Kreneck has been involved with |
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| 17 | 18 | | the NACCS since the late 1970s; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, During a tenure of more than a decade at the Houston |
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| 19 | 20 | | Metropolitan Research Center, Dr. Kreneck originated and built the |
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| 20 | 21 | | center's Mexican American archival component; he joined Texas A&M |
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| 21 | 22 | | University--Corpus Christi in 1990 to curate the papers of |
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| 22 | 23 | | Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founder of the American GI Forum, and as Bell |
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| 23 | 24 | | Library associate director for Special Collections and Archives, he |
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| 24 | 25 | | greatly expanded the number of books and manuscripts assembled in |
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| 25 | 26 | | his department; he also served the university as Joe B. Frantz |
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| 26 | 27 | | Lecturer in Public History before his retirement in 2012; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his work in academia, Dr. Kreneck is |
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| 28 | 29 | | the author of two books, Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina, |
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| 29 | 30 | | Entrepreneur and Civic Leader, 1905-1965, and Del Pueblo: A History |
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| 30 | 31 | | of Houston's Hispanic Community; he has published a number of |
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| 31 | 32 | | scholarly articles, as well, and edited other works focused on |
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| 32 | 33 | | Mexican American and Texas history; Dr. Kreneck is a charter member |
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| 33 | 34 | | of the Academy of Certified Archivists and a Fellow of the Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | State Historical Association; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Dr. Thomas Kreneck has |
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| 36 | 37 | | significantly added to the knowledge of Chicano history and culture |
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| 37 | 38 | | in Texas, and he has earned the respect and admiration of colleagues |
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| 38 | 39 | | and fellow citizens alike; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Thomas Kreneck on receiving a |
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| 41 | 42 | | Premio Estrella de Aztlán Lifetime Achievement Award and extend to |
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| 42 | 43 | | him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for Dr. Kreneck as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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