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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, William F. McKeon has been named president and chief |
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| 6 | 7 | | executive officer of the Texas Medical Center in Houston; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, Bill McKeon joined TMC as executive vice |
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| 8 | 9 | | president and chief strategy and operating officer; he was |
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| 9 | 10 | | instrumental in the rapid transformation of the center, designing |
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| 10 | 11 | | and executing the initial elements of its strategic plan, including |
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| 11 | 12 | | the TMC Innovation Institute and the TMC3 translational research |
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| 12 | 13 | | campus; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. McKeon previously held key executive roles in a |
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| 14 | 15 | | number of top companies and health care institutions, among them |
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| 15 | 16 | | DuPont, Stanford University Medical Center, US Oncology, and |
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| 16 | 17 | | Medtronic; in addition, he was president and chief executive |
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| 17 | 18 | | officer for MicroPort Medical Company in Shanghai and Cellnovo in |
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| 18 | 19 | | London; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of Roger Williams University, Mr. McKeon |
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| 20 | 21 | | earned a bachelor's degree in legal studies and went on to complete |
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| 21 | 22 | | a master's degree at the University of San Francisco--School of |
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| 22 | 23 | | Management; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Bill McKeon has demonstrated a deep commitment to |
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| 24 | 25 | | the mission of the Texas Medical Center and to the advancement of |
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| 25 | 26 | | Houston as a dynamic center for the life sciences, and his |
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| 26 | 27 | | leadership and vision are sure to prove crucial in driving further |
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| 27 | 28 | | innovation and expansion; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Bill McKeon on his appointment as |
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| 30 | 31 | | president and chief executive officer of the Texas Medical Center |
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| 31 | 32 | | and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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| 32 | 33 | | it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for Mr. McKeon as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | House of Representatives. |
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