SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 78
WHEREAS, Dale Lunsford, president of LeTourneau University
in Longview, has been appointed to a new role as chancellor of the
institution; and
WHEREAS, Named president in 2007, Dr. Lunsford has
overseen the launch of a number of academic programs, among them
nursing, civil engineering, and cybersecurity at the
undergraduate level and engineering, psychology, and counseling
at the graduate level; in addition, he has brought many
improvements to the LeTourneau campus; in 2009, the Paul & Betty
Abbott Aviation Center and Corner Café student dining hall
opened; the Kielhorn Materials Joining Laboratory has been
expanded, and new facilities include South Hall, a 200-bed
residence, as well as the Allen Family Student Center and Joyce
Family Athletic Village; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lunsford has served on the boards of the
Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas and the National
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; benefiting
the wider community, he is a director of Texas Bank and Trust and
East Texas Communities Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Previously, Dr. Lunsford served as a vice
president of The University of Texas at Tyler, and he is a former
academic journal editor and visiting scholar at The University of
Texas McCombs School of Business; early in his 35-year career in
higher education, he was a business professor, associate dean,
and director of undergraduate programs for the Collins College of
Business at the University of Tulsa, where he earned his
bachelor's and master's degrees; he completed his doctoral degree
in business administration at Oklahoma State University; and
WHEREAS, Through his adept and forward-looking leadership,
Dale Lunsford has greatly advanced the mission of LeTourneau
University, and as he takes on his new responsibilities, he may
reflect with pride on his accomplishments to date; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Dale Lunsford on his
appointment as chancellor of LeTourneau University and extend to
him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Dr. Lunsford as an expression of high regard from
the Texas Senate.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 23, 2021.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate