| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 773 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Chris King for his exemplary service as director of |
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| 4 | 4 | | athletics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, In over nine years of leadership in the Department |
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| 6 | 6 | | of Intercollegiate Athletics, Chris King has raised the standard |
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| 7 | 7 | | of Division I Athletics and shaped a thriving department that |
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| 8 | 8 | | proudly represents the Rio Grande Valley campus and strives to |
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| 9 | 9 | | inspire excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in the |
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| 10 | 10 | | community; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Today, the university is ranked second in the |
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| 12 | 12 | | Western Athletic Conference, and it has won a combined total of |
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| 13 | 13 | | 36 individual and team championship titles since joining the |
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| 14 | 14 | | conference in 2013; athletes have also set new records in hours |
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| 15 | 15 | | of service and volunteering, outreach, and campus engagement |
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| 16 | 16 | | while outperforming the general student body in both grade point |
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| 17 | 17 | | average and graduation rates; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Mr. King and his staff have made great strides in |
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| 19 | 19 | | increasing general fund-raising, ticket sales, and corporate |
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| 20 | 20 | | sponsorships; new funding streams have made possible extensive |
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| 21 | 21 | | renovations to existing facilities and the construction of new, |
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| 22 | 22 | | state-of-the-art playing fields and training centers; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Chris King is a highly esteemed athletic |
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| 24 | 24 | | administrator who has fostered a culture of integrity at the |
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| 25 | 25 | | university and helped the intercollegiate athletics department |
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| 26 | 26 | | establish a solid foundation for future prosperity; he is moving |
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| 27 | 27 | | on to serve as vice president and director of athletics at his |
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| 28 | 28 | | alma mater, Robert Morris University, in Pennsylvania; now, |
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| 29 | 29 | | therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature, hereby commend Chris King for helping to shape a |
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| 32 | 32 | | leading athletics department at The University of Texas Rio |
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| 33 | 33 | | Grande Valley and extend to him best wishes for continued success |
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| 34 | 34 | | in the future; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 36 | 36 | | him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Hinojosa, Lucio, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Zaffirini |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on May 19, 2019. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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