Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 814
2	2	WHEREAS, Elaine Mendoza was elected chair of The Texas A&M
3	3	University System Board of Regents on May 17, 2019, becoming the
4	4	second woman and first Hispanic to serve in that position; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Appointed to the board by Governor Rick Perry in
6	6	2011, Ms. Mendoza was reappointed six years later by Governor
7	7	Greg Abbott; she previously served two terms as vice chair, and
8	8	she is serving her fourth term as chair of the Committee on
9	9	Academic and Student Affairs; in addition, she is a member of the
10	10	Committee on Audit and a liaison to the Texas Higher Education
11	11	Coordinating Board, and she also serves as a member of the
12	12	University Lands Advisory Board; and
13	13	WHEREAS, Ms. Mendoza has brought to the board of regents a
14	14	wealth of experience gained on the Texas Higher Education
15	15	Coordinating Board, the Commission for a College Ready Texas, and
16	16	Governor Perry's Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and
17	17	Universities; at the national level, she chaired the Commission
18	18	on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science,
19	19	Engineering and Technology Development; and
20	20	WHEREAS, An alumna of Texas A&M, Ms. Mendoza is an admired
21	21	leader in the biotechnology industry, and she currently serves as
22	22	president and CEO of Conceptual MindWorks, the San Antonio-based
23	23	company she founded in 1990; over the years, she has given
24	24	generously of her time and talents to promote the expansion of
25	25	educational opportunities, health care, and economic growth in
26	26	the Alamo City; she has served as chair of the Early Childhood
27	27	Education Municipal Development Corporation, as chair of the
28	28	board of the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, and as co-chair
29	29	of the P16 Council Formation Committee; in 2013, she received the
30	30	Outstanding Alumni Award from the Dwight Look College of
31	31	Engineering at Texas A&M, and the following year, she was
32	32	recognized with the Women's Legacy Award from the Aggie Women
33	33	Network; and
34	34	WHEREAS, In taking on this new challenge, Elaine Mendoza
35	35	has demonstrated a profound commitment to advancing the
36	36	important goals of one of the largest systems of higher education
37	37	in the nation; now, therefore, be it
38	38	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
39	39	Legislature, hereby congratulate Elaine Mendoza on her election
40	40	as chair of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and
41	41	extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and,
42	42	be it further
43	43	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
44	44	prepared for Ms. Mendoza as an expression of high regard by the
45	45	Texas Senate.
46	46	Lucio
47	47	Alvarado Hinojosa Perry Alvarado Hinojosa Perry
48	48	Alvarado Hinojosa Perry
49	49	Bettencourt Huffman Powell Bettencourt Huffman Powell
50	50	Bettencourt Huffman Powell
51	51	Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez
52	52	Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez
53	53	Buckingham Johnson Schwertner Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
54	54	Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
55	55	Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
56	56	Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
57	57	Creighton Menéndez Taylor Creighton Menéndez Taylor
58	58	Creighton Menéndez Taylor
59	59	Fallon Miles Watson Fallon Miles Watson
60	60	Fallon Miles Watson
61	61	Flores Nelson West Flores Nelson West
62	62	Flores Nelson West
63	63	Hall Nichols Whitmire Hall Nichols Whitmire
64	64	Hall Nichols Whitmire
65	65	Hancock Paxton Zaffirini Hancock Paxton Zaffirini
66	66	Hancock Paxton Zaffirini
67	67	Patrick, President of the Senate
68	68	________________________________
69	69	President of the Senate
70	70	I hereby certify that the
71	71	above Resolution was adopted by
72	72	the Senate on May 23, 2019.
73	73	________________________________
74	74	Secretary of the Senate
75	75	________________________________
76	76	Member, Texas Senate
77	77
78	78	Alvarado Hinojosa Perry
79	79
80	80	Bettencourt Huffman Powell
81	81
82	82	Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez
83	83
84	84	Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
85	85
86	86	Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
87	87
88	88	Creighton Menéndez Taylor
89	89
90	90	Fallon Miles Watson
91	91
92	92	Flores Nelson West
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94	94	Hall Nichols Whitmire
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96	96	Hancock Paxton Zaffirini