SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 607
WHEREAS, The University of Texas at San Antonio is
celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019; and
WHEREAS, The university was created by the Texas
Legislature in 1969 with an enrollment of 670 graduate students
in its first class in 1973; and
WHEREAS, Through the collective efforts of Joe J. Bernal,
Franklin S. Spears, V. E. "Red" Berry, Wayne Connally, and Frank
Lombardino, the state legislature was inspired to create
UTSA; and
WHEREAS, As a proud member of The University of Texas
System, today UTSA has more than 32,000 students and some 132,000
alumni contributing to communities around the world; and
WHEREAS, UTSA brings national recognition to Texas through
its programs of distinction in cybersecurity, health, energy,
sustainability, and human and social development, as well as
rankings naming UTSA as the third most military friendly
institution in the country, the No. 1 Hispanic Serving
Institution in the country, and one of the top 100 young
universities in the world; and
WHEREAS, UTSA has been designated by the Texas Legislature
as an emerging research university and is on the fast track to
attaining National Research University Fund eligibility and the
highest research designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching; and
WHEREAS, UTSA is creating a collaborative and impactful
government-university-industry ecosystem in San Antonio through
its new National Security Collaboration Center--the first of its
kind in Texas--and is also building the state's first School of
Data Science; and
WHEREAS, UTSA is an inclusive institution where 50 percent
of students are the first in their families to attend college and
students from all backgrounds can thrive; and
WHEREAS, UTSA is a catalyst for change in San Antonio and a
driver of the city's knowledge economy and economic development,
acting as a prosperity engine for our state; and
WHEREAS, Since its founding, UTSA has transformed lives
and prepared young people to go out and change the world with a
steadfast commitment to driving opportunity, access, and social
mobility for Texas students; and
WHEREAS, UTSA has embodied the hopes and dreams of
generations for 50 years and will continue to do so for the next
50 and beyond; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby honor The University of Texas at San Antonio
on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its establishment and
extend to all those associated with this rising institution
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by
the Texas Senate.
Menéndez, Campbell,
Flores, Zaffirini
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 23, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate