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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Margaret Rice has made invaluable contributions to |
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| 6 | 7 | | the University of Houston-Victoria as an administrator, professor, |
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| 7 | 8 | | and community member; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Rice began her career with UHV in 1999, when she |
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| 9 | 10 | | accepted a position as director of the university's Letting |
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| 10 | 11 | | Education Achieve Dreams program; in that role, she worked |
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| 11 | 12 | | tirelessly to increase college enrollment from historically |
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| 12 | 13 | | underrepresented groups in the UHV service area; she went on to |
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| 13 | 14 | | become executive director of student services and regional outreach |
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| 14 | 15 | | and then chief of staff, and in 2011 she was named interim associate |
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| 15 | 16 | | vice president for community relations; she retired in 2016 as the |
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| 16 | 17 | | special assistant to the provost and as a professor in the School of |
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| 17 | 18 | | Education, Health Professions, and Human Development; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, During her tenure, Dr. Rice played a key role in a |
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| 19 | 20 | | number of major developments at the university, including the |
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| 20 | 21 | | addition of freshmen and sophomores to the campus and the creation |
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| 21 | 22 | | of an online master's degree in adult and higher education; she also |
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| 22 | 23 | | wrote the school's Recruitment and Retention Plan and consulted |
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| 23 | 24 | | with community organizations to facilitate strategic planning |
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| 24 | 25 | | sessions; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Since her retirement, Dr. Rice has remained |
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| 26 | 27 | | involved in the UHV community, and she and her family endowed the |
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| 27 | 28 | | Justin Truett Hunt Memorial Scholarship in 2016; moreover, she |
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| 28 | 29 | | serves on the board of the Kenedy Independent School District |
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| 29 | 30 | | Education Foundation and the Victoria Bach Festival; Dr. Rice holds |
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| 30 | 31 | | a master's degree in religious education from Southwestern Baptist |
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| 31 | 32 | | Theological Seminary and a doctorate in educational human resource |
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| 32 | 33 | | development from Texas A&M University; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, For the past two decades, Margaret Rice has helped |
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| 34 | 35 | | to advance the mission of the University of Houston-Victoria, and |
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| 35 | 36 | | she may take well-deserved pride in all she has accomplished in |
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| 36 | 37 | | behalf of UHV students, faculty, and staff; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | Legislature hereby commend Dr. Margaret Rice for her contributions |
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| 39 | 40 | | to the University of Houston-Victoria and extend to her sincere |
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| 40 | 41 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for Dr. Rice as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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