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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Zachary Hodges marked 20 years as president of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Houston Community College Northwest on May 1, 2014; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, An admired educator with more than 40 years of |
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| 8 | 9 | | experience, Dr. Hodges has served as acting vice chancellor of |
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| 9 | 10 | | academic affairs for Houston Community College in addition to |
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| 10 | 11 | | fulfilling his duties as president; he has worked tirelessly to |
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| 11 | 12 | | enhance the institution's brand while collaborating with local |
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| 12 | 13 | | school districts, supporting underserved groups in the area, and |
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| 13 | 14 | | engaging the wider community in higher education issues; moreover, |
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| 14 | 15 | | he has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to workforce |
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| 15 | 16 | | development; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Hodges guided the successful effort to forge a |
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| 17 | 18 | | partnership with The University of Texas at Tyler; UT-Tyler now |
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| 18 | 19 | | offers junior- and senior-level engineering-degree courses at the |
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| 19 | 20 | | HCC Alief Campus, where students can earn associate degrees in the |
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| 20 | 21 | | subject; in addition, he facilitated a Memorandum of Understanding |
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| 21 | 22 | | with the University of Houston System to develop a university |
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| 22 | 23 | | center for the Katy-West Houston area; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Hodges has gained recognition as |
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| 24 | 25 | | a strong proponent of entrepreneurship; in 2012, he delivered a |
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| 25 | 26 | | presentation at the National Association for Community College |
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| 26 | 27 | | Entrepreneurship conference, and the following year, he was |
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| 27 | 28 | | selected as the association's Entrepreneurial President of the |
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| 28 | 29 | | Year; he has also earned many accolades for his endeavors in behalf |
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| 29 | 30 | | of economic development, including the Diamond Leadership Award |
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| 30 | 31 | | from the West Houston Leadership Institute, the Pinnacle Award from |
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| 31 | 32 | | the Houston West Chamber of Commerce, and the Citizen of the Year |
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| 32 | 33 | | Award from the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has taken leadership roles in |
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| 34 | 35 | | such organizations as the Houston Film Commission, Genesys Works, |
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| 35 | 36 | | the Houston Technology Center, and the Texas Association of |
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| 36 | 37 | | Business, and he has served on commissions sponsored by the |
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| 37 | 38 | | American Council on Education and the American Association of |
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| 38 | 39 | | Community Colleges; he holds a bachelor's degree in history, a |
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| 39 | 40 | | master's degree, and a doctoral degree in counseling from Texas A&M |
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| 40 | 41 | | University-Commerce; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of more than two decades, Zachary |
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| 42 | 43 | | Hodges has contributed to the prosperity and vibrancy of the |
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| 43 | 44 | | Houston area while helping numerous area residents build a strong |
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| 44 | 45 | | foundation for success, and it is indeed fitting to recognize this |
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| 45 | 46 | | milestone in his noteworthy career; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Zachary Hodges on his 20th |
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| 48 | 49 | | anniversary as president of Houston Community College Northwest and |
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| 49 | 50 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for Dr. Hodges as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | House of Representatives. |
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