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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Timothy Summerlin concluded his |
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| 6 | 7 | | distinguished tenure as president and chancellor of Schreiner |
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| 7 | 8 | | University on June 1, 2017, and his retirement provides a fitting |
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| 8 | 9 | | opportunity to reflect on his myriad contributions to the |
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| 9 | 10 | | university; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Appointed as Schreiner's chief executive officer in |
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| 11 | 12 | | 2001, Tim Summerlin has since ably shepherded the school through a |
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| 12 | 13 | | period of transformative change; under his leadership, a |
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| 13 | 14 | | comprehensive campaign was completed, doubling the university's |
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| 14 | 15 | | endowment and funding the expansion of numerous campus facilities; |
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| 15 | 16 | | following the success of that effort, Dr. Summerlin initiated a |
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| 16 | 17 | | second five-year capital campaign that surpassed its goal of $50 |
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| 17 | 18 | | million in May 2017; moreover, enrollment has increased by nearly |
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| 18 | 19 | | 50 percent, and the university now offers baccalaureate degrees in |
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| 19 | 20 | | political science, nursing and public health, information |
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| 20 | 21 | | technology, theater, and sports management, along with an online |
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| 21 | 22 | | MBA program; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Summerlin earned his bachelor's degree in |
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| 23 | 24 | | English from Abilene Christian College and his master's degree and |
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| 24 | 25 | | Ph.D. in English from Yale University; before entering |
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| 25 | 26 | | administration, he taught English at Lamar University, and he went |
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| 26 | 27 | | on to transfer to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1994 |
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| 27 | 28 | | to serve as an English instructor and dean of the College of Arts |
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| 28 | 29 | | and Sciences; two years later, he became acting provost and vice |
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| 29 | 30 | | chancellor for academic affairs at UTC, and he took on that role at |
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| 30 | 31 | | Schreiner College in 1999; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, A respected scholar, Dr. Summerlin has published |
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| 32 | 33 | | numerous journal articles and critical reviews on topics in |
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| 33 | 34 | | literature and the humanities, and he has presented professional |
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| 34 | 35 | | papers at a host of academic conferences; moreover, he has served on |
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| 35 | 36 | | the boards of the Council of Independent Colleges, the Association |
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| 36 | 37 | | of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities, and many other |
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| 37 | 38 | | professional and community organizations; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, The students and faculty of Schreiner University |
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| 39 | 40 | | have been fortunate to benefit from such a passionate and engaged |
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| 40 | 41 | | leader at their university's helm, and Dr. Tim Summerlin may indeed |
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| 41 | 42 | | reflect with pride on all that he has achieved; now, therefore, be |
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| 42 | 43 | | it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Dr. Tim Summerlin on |
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| 45 | 46 | | his retirement as president and chancellor of Schreiner University |
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| 46 | 47 | | and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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| 47 | 48 | | further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for Dr. Summerlin as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 50 | 51 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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