SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 814
WHEREAS, Elaine Mendoza was elected chair of The Texas A&M
University System Board of Regents on May 17, 2019, becoming the
second woman and first Hispanic to serve in that position; and
WHEREAS, Appointed to the board by Governor Rick Perry in
2011, Ms. Mendoza was reappointed six years later by Governor
Greg Abbott; she previously served two terms as vice chair, and
she is serving her fourth term as chair of the Committee on
Academic and Student Affairs; in addition, she is a member of the
Committee on Audit and a liaison to the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board, and she also serves as a member of the
University Lands Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mendoza has brought to the board of regents a
wealth of experience gained on the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board, the Commission for a College Ready Texas, and
Governor Perry's Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and
Universities; at the national level, she chaired the Commission
on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science,
Engineering and Technology Development; and
WHEREAS, An alumna of Texas A&M, Ms. Mendoza is an admired
leader in the biotechnology industry, and she currently serves as
president and CEO of Conceptual MindWorks, the San Antonio-based
company she founded in 1990; over the years, she has given
generously of her time and talents to promote the expansion of
educational opportunities, health care, and economic growth in
the Alamo City; she has served as chair of the Early Childhood
Education Municipal Development Corporation, as chair of the
board of the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, and as co-chair
of the P16 Council Formation Committee; in 2013, she received the
Outstanding Alumni Award from the Dwight Look College of
Engineering at Texas A&M, and the following year, she was
recognized with the Women's Legacy Award from the Aggie Women
Network; and
WHEREAS, In taking on this new challenge, Elaine Mendoza
has demonstrated a profound commitment to advancing the
important goals of one of the largest systems of higher education
in the nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Elaine Mendoza on her election
as chair of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and
extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Ms. Mendoza as an expression of high regard by the
Texas Senate.
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Alvarado Hinojosa Perry Alvarado Hinojosa Perry
Alvarado Hinojosa Perry
Bettencourt Huffman Powell Bettencourt Huffman Powell
Bettencourt Huffman Powell
Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez
Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez
Buckingham Johnson Schwertner Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
Creighton Menéndez Taylor Creighton Menéndez Taylor
Creighton Menéndez Taylor
Fallon Miles Watson Fallon Miles Watson
Fallon Miles Watson
Flores Nelson West Flores Nelson West
Flores Nelson West
Hall Nichols Whitmire Hall Nichols Whitmire
Hall Nichols Whitmire
Hancock Paxton Zaffirini Hancock Paxton Zaffirini
Hancock Paxton Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 23, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Hinojosa Perry
Bettencourt Huffman Powell
Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez
Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
Creighton Menéndez Taylor
Fallon Miles Watson
Flores Nelson West
Hall Nichols Whitmire
Hancock Paxton Zaffirini