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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Josiah Heyman has been appointed director of The |
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| 6 | 7 | | University of Texas at El Paso Center for Inter-American and Border |
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| 7 | 8 | | Studies; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, An anthropologist, Joe Heyman is the university's |
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| 9 | 10 | | endowed professor for border trade issues; he served as chair of the |
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| 10 | 11 | | Department of Sociology and Anthropology from 2002 until September |
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| 11 | 12 | | 2014, when he assumed his new responsibilities as director of CIBS; |
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| 12 | 13 | | and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Heyman has brought to his position a wealth of |
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| 14 | 15 | | scholarly and administrative experience, as well as an |
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| 15 | 16 | | interdisciplinary expertise that will advance the effort to |
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| 16 | 17 | | increase involvement in the center by faculty from multiple |
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| 17 | 18 | | colleges; moreover, his background in activism aligns with the goal |
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| 18 | 19 | | of developing not only a world-class academic and research unit, |
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| 19 | 20 | | but also an organization that engages the community and heightens |
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| 20 | 21 | | awareness concerning such matters as immigration, security, and |
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| 21 | 22 | | human rights; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The author of more than 130 articles, book chapters, |
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| 23 | 24 | | and essays, Dr. Heyman has lived in and researched communities on |
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| 24 | 25 | | either side of the United States-Mexico border; he serves on the |
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| 25 | 26 | | board of the international Society for Applied Anthropology, and he |
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| 26 | 27 | | has taken part in numerous community initiatives and rallies |
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| 27 | 28 | | related to public policies and human rights, including Occupy El |
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| 28 | 29 | | Paso; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, This distinguished scholar completed his doctorate |
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| 30 | 31 | | in anthropology at City University of New York, where he studied |
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| 31 | 32 | | with noted anthropologist Eric R. Wolf; his many accolades include |
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| 32 | 33 | | the prestigious Curl Essay Prize of the Anthropological Institute |
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| 33 | 34 | | of Great Britain and Ireland; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of an exemplary career, Joe Heyman |
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| 35 | 36 | | has demonstrated a true passion for border and Latin American |
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| 36 | 37 | | issues, and with his depth of knowledge and singular combination of |
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| 37 | 38 | | talents, he is eminently qualified to enhance the reputation and |
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| 38 | 39 | | effectiveness of the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies; |
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| 39 | 40 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Josiah Heyman on his appointment as |
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| 42 | 43 | | director of The University of Texas at El Paso Center for |
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| 43 | 44 | | Inter-American and Border Studies and extend to him sincere best |
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| 44 | 45 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for Dr. Heyman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | House of Representatives. |
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