SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 720
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
welcome Michael K. Young to Texas and extend congratulations to
him on assuming the prestigious position of president of Texas
A&M University; and
WHEREAS, Michael Young brings to the position of president
more than three decades of teaching, research, public service,
and leadership in higher education; and
WHEREAS, He most recently served as president of the
University of Washington, and formerly served as president and
distinguished professor of law at the University of Utah, as dean
of the George Washington University Law School, and as director
for Japanese legal studies and law professor at Columbia
University; and
WHEREAS, President Young is an internationally recognized
legal scholar who graduated summa cum laude from Brigham Young
University, and received a law degree from Harvard Law School,
where he served on the Harvard Law Review and graduated magna cum
laude; and
WHEREAS, President Young is committed to public service;
he has served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist
of the United States Supreme Court, has chaired the United States
Commission on International Religious Freedom, and has pursued
agreements for the United States as deputy legal advisor, deputy
undersecretary and ambassador for trade and environmental affairs
in the United States Department of State; and
WHEREAS, As head of Texas A&M University, President Young
now leads a student body and faculty who have the greatest respect
for his expertise and administrative talent and who look forward
to joining him in his efforts to shape the university's future
and in his quest for solutions to the challenges ahead; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby extend sincere congratulations to President
Michael K. Young and best wishes to his wife, Marti, as he assumes
the position of 25th president of Texas A&M University; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this special occasion.
Schwertner, Bettencourt
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 7, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate