84R18870 BPG-D
By: Márquez H.R. No. 1880
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Josiah Heyman has been appointed director of The
University of Texas at El Paso Center for Inter-American and Border
Studies; and
WHEREAS, An anthropologist, Joe Heyman is the university's
endowed professor for border trade issues; he served as chair of the
Department of Sociology and Anthropology from 2002 until September
2014, when he assumed his new responsibilities as director of CIBS;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Heyman has brought to his position a wealth of
scholarly and administrative experience, as well as an
interdisciplinary expertise that will advance the effort to
increase involvement in the center by faculty from multiple
colleges; moreover, his background in activism aligns with the goal
of developing not only a world-class academic and research unit,
but also an organization that engages the community and heightens
awareness concerning such matters as immigration, security, and
human rights; and
WHEREAS, The author of more than 130 articles, book chapters,
and essays, Dr. Heyman has lived in and researched communities on
either side of the United States-Mexico border; he serves on the
board of the international Society for Applied Anthropology, and he
has taken part in numerous community initiatives and rallies
related to public policies and human rights, including Occupy El
Paso; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished scholar completed his doctorate
in anthropology at City University of New York, where he studied
with noted anthropologist Eric R. Wolf; his many accolades include
the prestigious Curl Essay Prize of the Anthropological Institute
of Great Britain and Ireland; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of an exemplary career, Joe Heyman
has demonstrated a true passion for border and Latin American
issues, and with his depth of knowledge and singular combination of
talents, he is eminently qualified to enhance the reputation and
effectiveness of the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Josiah Heyman on his appointment as
director of The University of Texas at El Paso Center for
Inter-American and Border Studies and extend to him sincere best
wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Heyman as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.