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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Richard D. Pineda, an associate professor in the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Department of Communication at The University of Texas at El Paso |
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| 7 | 8 | | and director of UTEP's Sam Donaldson Center for Communication |
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| 8 | 9 | | Studies, was presented with the 2014 Córdova-Puchot Scholar of the |
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| 9 | 10 | | Year Award at the annual meeting of the National Communication |
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| 10 | 11 | | Association on November 21, 2014, in Chicago; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Given by the association's Latina/o Communication |
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| 12 | 13 | | Studies Division/La Raza Caucus, the Córdova-Puchot Award |
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| 13 | 14 | | recognizes a communication faculty member who has achieved a high |
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| 14 | 15 | | level of excellence in the areas of research, teaching, service, |
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| 15 | 16 | | and advocacy; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pineda is a published author whose research |
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| 17 | 18 | | explores politics and media and has focused most recently on |
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| 18 | 19 | | immigration and how it is represented in popular culture; because |
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| 19 | 20 | | of his expertise in political communication and strategy, he is |
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| 20 | 21 | | often called on by the local and regional media for commentary about |
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| 21 | 22 | | campaigns and elections; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Inside the classroom, Dr. Pineda has worked to build |
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| 23 | 24 | | a stimulating learning environment for his students by encouraging |
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| 24 | 25 | | them to pursue their own ideas and to think broadly about the |
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| 25 | 26 | | application of lessons to the outside world; he further serves the |
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| 26 | 27 | | university as a member of the Director's Circle for the Stanlee and |
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| 27 | 28 | | Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, and he has given back to |
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| 28 | 29 | | the wider community as well through his time on the City of El Paso |
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| 29 | 30 | | Ethics Review Board and the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee; |
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| 30 | 31 | | and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, A lifelong El Paso resident, Dr. Pineda earned his |
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| 32 | 33 | | bachelor's degree in political science at Baylor University and his |
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| 33 | 34 | | master's degree in communication at UTEP; he holds a Ph.D. in |
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| 34 | 35 | | communication from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Richard Pineda has established himself as a |
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| 36 | 37 | | scholar of immense dedication and insight and a distinguished |
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| 37 | 38 | | member of the UTEP community, and this award justly recognizes him |
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| 38 | 39 | | for his myriad professional achievements; 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. Richard D. Pineda for his |
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| 41 | 42 | | receipt of the 2014 Córdova-Puchot Scholar of the Year Award and |
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| 42 | 43 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Dr. Pineda as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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