H.R. No. 358
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Mike A. Myers, owner and chair of Myers Financial
Corporation, was presented with the Santa Rita Award by The
University of Texas System Board of Regents on December 12, 2018;
and
WHEREAS, The highest honor bestowed by the UT Regents, the
Santa Rita Award is earned by individuals who have demonstrated
concern for the principles of higher education, as well as deep
commitment to the furtherance of the purposes and objectives of The
University of Texas System; and
WHEREAS, A native of the small town of Olney, Mike Myers
learned from his parents the value of hard work and the fulfillment
that can be found in helping others; after first attending Tarleton
State College in Stephenville, he transferred to UT Austin, where
he excelled academically while making his first foray into
entrepreneurship as the owner of a restaurant and catering
business; he received his bachelor's degree in 1959 and his law
degree in 1963 before taking his first job in the office of Governor
John Connally; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Myers expanded his business interests to
encompass community banking, real estate development, and country
club ownership, and today he operates Myers Financial Corporation
alongside Myers Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of the oldest
and largest continually owned independent bank in Tarrant County;
he is also a cofounder and majority partner in The University of
Texas Golf Club in Austin, which has hosted the UT men's and women's
golf teams since 2003; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Myers has been a faithful
and dedicated supporter of his alma mater, providing numerous
endowments for the McCombs School of Business, the Moody College of
Communication, the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts, and Natural
Sciences, the Office of the Provost, and several graduate studies
programs; he contributed to the expansion and modernization of the
Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, and he and his wife, Sammye
Myers, helped establish what is now known as the Mike A. Myers
Stadium and Soccer Field; he is cofounder of the Foundation for
Texas Excellence Scholars, and he has further served as president
of the Longhorn Foundation and as chair of the UT System
Chancellor's Council; over the years, he has shared his time,
expertise, and resources to benefit other institutions within the
UT system, particularly UT Southwestern, which he served with
distinction as a trustee of the Southwestern Medical Foundation;
and
WHEREAS, Since forming his charitable foundation at the age
of 29, Mr. Myers has made additional contributions in behalf of
education and other causes, and he played a notable role in the
creation of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; in 1990,
he initiated the Myers-LeCroy Scholars Endowed Scholarship program
at the Dallas County Community College District Foundation, and he
was also instrumental in instituting the Rising Star Program at
DCCCD; moreover, he has donated generously to Parkland Memorial
Hospital's Simmons Ambulatory Surgical Center and the "I Stand for
Parkland" campaign, for which a sky bridge was dedicated in his
honor; and
WHEREAS, Other organizations that have benefited from his
volunteer involvement include the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas
Citizens Council, the Texas Longhorn Education Foundation, and the
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association; he currently serves as director
of the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation and as a trustee
emeritus of the UT Law School Foundation, through which he helped
create the Kay Bailey Hutchison Chair in Latin American Law; he was
named the DFW Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017 and was inducted into
the Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2008; in addition, he has been
recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of UT Austin and as a member
of the McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame, and he received UT's
coveted Presidential Citation; and
WHEREAS, Few alumni can claim such a commendable record of
leadership and service to their alma mater as Mike Myers, and this
accomplished businessman, philanthropist, and community leader may
indeed take well-deserved pride in all that he has achieved; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Mike A. Myers on his receipt of a
Santa Rita Award from The University of Texas System Board of
Regents 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 Mr. Myers as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
E. Johnson of Dallas
Turner of Tarrant
Meyer
Hinojosa
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 358 was adopted by the House on March
13, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House