84R3553 EEY-D By: Sheffield H.R. No. 98 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Dr. Bruce C. Rudy, an assistant professor of business management at The University of Texas at San Antonio, has been named a recipient of a 2014 Outstanding Teaching Award by The University of Texas System Board of Regents; and WHEREAS, Bruce Rudy discovered his calling as an educator in 2009, when he began his first teaching assignment while a doctoral student at The University of Texas at Austin; after completing his doctorate in strategic management, he joined the faculty of The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2011; since then, he has consistently scored high instructor ratings, demonstrating the great admiration and respect he inspires in his students; and WHEREAS, In addition to teaching, Dr. Rudy is a valued member of several UTSA organizations, and he serves as a conference paper reviewer for the Academy of Management, which recognized him in 2009 with the Best Reviewer Award; furthermore, he received the Fred Moore Assistant Instructor Award for Teaching Excellence in 2010 from The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, and his research has been published in the Journal of Management; and WHEREAS, Dr. Rudy enjoys the love and support of his wife, Lydia, and their three children in all his endeavors; he resides with his family in Dripping Springs; and WHEREAS, Bruce Rudy has shown himself to be a dedicated and creative educator, and he has equipped many students with the knowledge and critical-thinking skills necessary to thrive in the corporate world; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Bruce C. Rudy on his receipt of a 2014 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award 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. Rudy as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.