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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 1952, the University of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Houston College of Optometry has been a leader in education, vision |
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| 7 | 8 | | research, and patient care; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Today, under the able leadership of Dr. Earl L. |
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| 9 | 10 | | Smith III, the UH College of Optometry offers a graduate program |
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| 10 | 11 | | with several degree options, as well as a doctorate of optometry, |
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| 11 | 12 | | clinical residencies, and a summer career program; the college |
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| 12 | 13 | | includes the University Eye Institute, the Molly and Doug Barnes |
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| 13 | 14 | | Vision Institute, and the Texas Eye Research and Technology Center; |
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| 14 | 15 | | and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The five community clinics operated by the UH |
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| 16 | 17 | | College of Optometry are integral to its mission as well; located in |
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| 17 | 18 | | Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth, these facilities administer |
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| 18 | 19 | | comprehensive eye examinations and diagnose and treat eye disorders |
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| 19 | 20 | | at a reduced cost to the public, giving students valuable hands-on |
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| 20 | 21 | | optometry experience; in addition, the college operates the Mobile |
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| 21 | 22 | | Eye Institute, which extends on-site care to patients with limited |
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| 22 | 23 | | mobility or reduced access to traditional health care facilities, |
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| 23 | 24 | | and it also supplements classroom instruction with innovative |
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| 24 | 25 | | research opportunities; moreover, students volunteer hundreds of |
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| 25 | 26 | | hours each year to provide services locally and internationally; |
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| 26 | 27 | | and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, For more than six decades, the University of Houston |
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| 28 | 29 | | College of Optometry has devoted itself to offering optometric |
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| 29 | 30 | | education of exceptional quality, and in so doing, it has equipped |
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| 30 | 31 | | generations of Texans with the knowledge and skills necessary to |
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| 31 | 32 | | build rewarding careers in service to their communities; now, |
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| 32 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby honor the University of Houston College of |
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| 35 | 36 | | Optometry and extend to its faculty, staff, and students sincere |
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| 36 | 37 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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