84R7027 JNC-D
By: Anderson of McLennan H.R. No. 385
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Edwin Trevathan has deservedly been appointed
executive vice president and provost of Baylor University, and this
achievement indeed merits special recognition; and
WHEREAS, A pediatric neurologist, Dr. Trevathan currently
serves as dean of the College for Public Health and Social Justice
at Saint Louis University; previously, he was a professor of
neurology and pediatrics in the School of Medicine at Washington
University, where he directed both the Pediatric Epilepsy Center
and the Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Trevathan's distinguished career has also
included tenures as neurologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children's
Hospital and as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities; and
WHEREAS, The dedication and expertise of Dr. Edwin Trevathan
have greatly benefited his students, colleagues, and patients over
the years, and the experience he has acquired along the way will
serve him well as he takes on this challenging new role; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Dr. Edwin Trevathan on being named
executive vice president and provost of Baylor University and
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Trevathan as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.