H.R. No. 366
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Brazosport College is celebrating its 50th
anniversary during the 2018-2019 school year, and this is a fitting
opportunity to take note of its outstanding record of service to the
students of southern Brazoria County; and
WHEREAS, Originally known as Brazosport Junior College, the
school enrolled its first 879 students in the fall of 1968, and it
graduated its inaugural class in 1970, when the name was changed to
Brazosport College; this venerable institution has benefited from
the leadership of four presidents, including Dr. J. R. Jackson,
Dr. W. A. Bass, Dr. John R. Grable, and the current president,
Dr. Millicent Valek, who has served since 1996; and
WHEREAS, Situated on a spacious 156-acre campus in Lake
Jackson, Brazosport College has undergone an impressive period of
growth over the past two decades; in 2002, the Corporate Learning
Center and the Bill and Julia May Children's Center were built, and
in 2005, The Clarion music venue was added; in recent years, the
school has seen the construction of the BASF Center for Process
Technology, the Byron and Sandra Sadler Health Professions/Science
Complex, the Dow Academic Center, and a new student pavilion;
moreover, the BCPC Welding Technologies Lab and the Freeport LNG
Crafts Academy were dedicated in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Brazosport College received accreditation as a
baccalaureate-level institution in 2004, and it offers four-year
programs in industrial and health services management, along with
two-year degree and certification programs for a wide variety of
careers; its 300 faculty serve the educational needs of 4,000
degree students each semester and 4,000 continuing education
students each year, as well as 20,000 participants in business and
industry training; and
WHEREAS, The Brazosport College Foundation has done
outstanding work raising funds for the college, including $5.6
million for the Building a Legacy Campaign in 2002, $5.5 million
with the Your College Capital Campaign in 2008, and $3 million with
the Crafts Academy Capital Campaign in 2015; in 2013 and 2015, the
college was named a Top 10 Community College in the nation by the
Aspen Institute, and in 2010, 2013, and 2016, the school was
certified as a Leader College by Achieving the Dream; and
WHEREAS, For half a century, Brazosport College has remained
committed to meeting the educational needs of its students, and the
school has played a vital role in helping many Texans build a bright
and prosperous future for themselves; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Brazosport College on its 50th
anniversary and extend to all those associated with the college
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Brazosport College as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Bonnen of Brazoria
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Allen Guillen Ortega Allen Guillen Ortega
Allen Guillen Ortega
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Anchia Harless Paddie Anchia Harless Paddie
Anchia Harless Paddie
Anderson Harris Parker Anderson Harris Parker
Anderson Harris Parker
Ashby Hefner Patterson Ashby Hefner Patterson
Ashby Hefner Patterson
Bailes Hernandez Paul Bailes Hernandez Paul
Bailes Hernandez Paul
Beckley Herrero Perez Beckley Herrero Perez
Beckley Herrero Perez
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bernal Howard Ramos Bernal Howard Ramos
Bernal Howard Ramos
Biedermann Huberty Raney Biedermann Huberty Raney
Biedermann Huberty Raney
Blanco Hunter Raymond Blanco Hunter Raymond
Blanco Hunter Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Cain Klick Sheffield Cain Klick Sheffield
Cain Klick Sheffield
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Canales Kuempel Shine Canales Kuempel Shine
Canales Kuempel Shine
Capriglione Lambert Smith Capriglione Lambert Smith
Capriglione Lambert Smith
Clardy Landgraf Smithee Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Cole Lang Springer Cole Lang Springer
Cole Lang Springer
Coleman Larson Stephenson Coleman Larson Stephenson
Coleman Larson Stephenson
Collier Leach Stickland Collier Leach Stickland
Collier Leach Stickland
Cortez Leman Stucky Cortez Leman Stucky
Cortez Leman Stucky
Craddick Longoria Swanson Craddick Longoria Swanson
Craddick Longoria Swanson
Cyrier Lozano Talarico Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Darby Lucio III Thierry Darby Lucio III Thierry
Darby Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Deshotel Meyer Toth Deshotel Meyer Toth
Deshotel Meyer Toth
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miller VanDeaver Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Fierro Minjarez Vo Fierro Minjarez Vo
Fierro Minjarez Vo
Flynn Moody Walle Flynn Moody Walle
Flynn Moody Walle
Frank Morales White Frank Morales White
Frank Morales White
Frullo Morrison Wilson Frullo Morrison Wilson
Frullo Morrison Wilson
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wray Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wray
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wray
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wu Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wu
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wu
Goldman Murr Zedler Goldman Murr Zedler
Goldman Murr Zedler
González of Dallas Neave Zerwas González of Dallas Neave Zerwas
González of Dallas Neave Zerwas
González of El Paso Nevárez Zwiener González of El Paso Nevárez Zwiener
González of El Paso Nevárez Zwiener
Goodwin Noble Goodwin Noble
Goodwin Noble
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 366 was adopted by the House on March 5,
2019, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Allen Guillen Ortega
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Anchia Harless Paddie
Anderson Harris Parker
Ashby Hefner Patterson
Bailes Hernandez Paul
Beckley Herrero Perez
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bernal Howard Ramos
Biedermann Huberty Raney
Blanco Hunter Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Cain Klick Sheffield
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Canales Kuempel Shine
Capriglione Lambert Smith
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Cole Lang Springer
Coleman Larson Stephenson
Collier Leach Stickland
Cortez Leman Stucky
Craddick Longoria Swanson
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Darby Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Deshotel Meyer Toth
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Fierro Minjarez Vo
Flynn Moody Walle
Frank Morales White
Frullo Morrison Wilson
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wray
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wu
Goldman Murr Zedler
González of Dallas Neave Zerwas
González of El Paso Nevárez Zwiener
Goodwin Noble