5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kenneth M. Jastrow II and Susan Thomas Jastrow have |
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6 | 7 | | been recognized with the Santa Rita Award for their exceptional |
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7 | 8 | | commitment to The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1968, the Santa Rita Award is the |
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9 | 10 | | highest honor bestowed by the UT System Board of Regents; the award |
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10 | 11 | | is given to individuals or organizations whose philanthropy and |
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11 | 12 | | service have greatly furthered the mission of UT institutions and |
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12 | 13 | | the cause of higher education; and |
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13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Kenny Jastrow is the former chair and CEO of |
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14 | 15 | | Temple-Inland, Inc.; he has served his alma mater, UT Austin, |
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15 | 16 | | through leadership roles on a number of boards, commissions, and |
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16 | 17 | | committees, including as chair of the historic Commission of 125, |
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17 | 18 | | which was created to commemorate the campus's 125th anniversary, |
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18 | 19 | | and as chair of the $3 billion Campaign for Texas in 2013; he |
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19 | 20 | | recently led the Special Advisory Committee for UT Austin's |
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20 | 21 | | presidential search that resulted in the appointment of President |
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21 | 22 | | Jay Hartzell; and |
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22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Jastrow has been presented with |
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23 | 24 | | such accolades as the Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Presidential |
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24 | 25 | | Citation, the Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal, and the Legion of Honor Award |
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25 | 26 | | by Phi Delta Theta, in addition to being inducted into the McCombs |
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26 | 27 | | School of Business's Hall of Fame; and |
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27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Susie Jastrow, a registered dietitian and diabetes |
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28 | 29 | | educator, is the founder of the Nutrition Education Program within |
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29 | 30 | | People's Community Clinic, a health care provider for uninsured and |
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30 | 31 | | medically underserved residents of Austin; she was also |
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31 | 32 | | instrumental in the establishment of the UT Austin Nutrition |
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32 | 33 | | Institute, and she has given generously of her time to the Blanton |
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33 | 34 | | Museum of Art National Leadership Board, the Natural Sciences |
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34 | 35 | | Foundation Advisory Council, and the Human Ecology School Advisory |
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35 | 36 | | Council; and |
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36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Recognized as Alumna of the Year by the Texas Exes in |
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37 | 38 | | 2006, Ms. Jastrow was also honored with its Community Service Award |
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38 | 39 | | in Human Ecology, and in 2017, the Susie Jastrow Teaching Kitchen |
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39 | 40 | | was dedicated on the campus at UT Austin; together with |
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40 | 41 | | Mr. Jastrow, she takes special pride in having launched Subiendo: |
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41 | 42 | | The Academy for Rising Leaders, a youth leadership program that is |
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42 | 43 | | hosted by the McCombs School; and |
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43 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Through their tremendous generosity and support for |
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44 | 45 | | The University of Texas at Austin, Kenneth and Susan Jastrow have |
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45 | 46 | | elevated its reputation as a world-class center of higher learning, |
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46 | 47 | | and they are indeed deserving recipients of the UT System's most |
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47 | 48 | | prestigious award; now, therefore, be it |
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48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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49 | 50 | | 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Kenneth and Susan Jastrow |
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50 | 51 | | on their receipt of the Santa Rita Award by The University of Texas |
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51 | 52 | | System Board of Regents and extend to them sincere appreciation for |
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52 | 53 | | their far-reaching contributions; and, be it further |
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53 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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54 | 55 | | prepared for the Jastrows as an expression of high regard by the |
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55 | 56 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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