SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 770
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Chris King for his exemplary service as director of
athletics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; and
WHEREAS, In over nine years of leadership in the Department
of Intercollegiate Athletics, Chris King has raised the standard
of Division I Athletics and shaped a thriving department that
proudly represents the Rio Grande Valley campus and strives to
inspire excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in the
community; and
WHEREAS, Today, the university is ranked second in the
Western Athletic Conference, and it has won a combined total of
36 individual and team championship titles since joining the
conference in 2013; athletes have also set new records in hours
of service and volunteering, outreach, and campus engagement
while outperforming the general student body in both grade point
average and graduation rates; and
WHEREAS, Mr. King and his staff have made great strides in
increasing general fund-raising, ticket sales, and corporate
sponsorships; new funding streams have made possible extensive
renovations to existing facilities and the construction of new,
state-of-the-art playing fields and training centers; and
WHEREAS, Chris King is a highly esteemed athletic
administrator who has fostered a culture of integrity at the
university and helped the intercollegiate athletics department
establish a solid foundation for future prosperity; he is moving
on to serve as vice president and director of athletics at his
alma mater, Robert Morris University, in Pennsylvania; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby commend Chris King for helping to shape a
leading athletics department at The University of Texas Rio
Grande Valley and extend to him best wishes for continued success
in the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Hinojosa
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 17, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate