Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 1078
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Margaret and Jim Perkins, longtime benefactors of
6	6	Stephen F. Austin State University, have been honored with the 2023
7	7	Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service Award; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Originally presented in 1977, the Texas Higher
9	9	Education Distinguished Service Award recognizes individuals and
10	10	organizations who have made a profound impact on higher education
11	11	in Texas or who have significantly benefited the faculty, staff,
12	12	and students of an institution through their leadership, service,
13	13	or philanthropy; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Margaret and Jim Perkins have long been champions
15	15	for education, and their efforts over the past several decades have
16	16	touched the lives of thousands of students and families across the
17	17	state; Mr. Perkins' affiliation with Stephen F. Austin State
18	18	University has included two terms on the SFA Board of Regents from
19	19	1969 to 1981, during which time he served as chair of the board and
20	20	led the establishment of the SFA Foundation; and
21	21	WHEREAS, In 2007, the College of Education was renamed the
22	22	James I. Perkins College of Education, and it has continued to
23	23	thrive with the support of the couple; for 13 years, the Perkins
24	24	Professional Development Travel Fund has enabled faculty to make
25	25	more than 850 national and international trips to present their
26	26	research, and Mr. and Mrs. Perkins have also helped promote
27	27	excellence at the college through the establishment of the
28	28	Hoover-Perkins Professorship and through their funding of seven
29	29	awards within the Department of Education Studies; every year, the
30	30	couple hosts a reception for College of Education faculty to
31	31	acknowledge their dedicated service to their students, their
32	32	profession, and the university; and
33	33	WHEREAS, Beyond their extensive support for the College of
34	34	Education, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins provided a grant for the JacksTeach
35	35	program within the College of Sciences and Mathematics to help
36	36	students attain STEM teaching certifications; for two decades, they
37	37	have also served as lead partners in the Nacogdoches County Chamber
38	38	of Commerce's Nacogdoches Opportunity for Better Learning
39	39	Experience program, which awards scholarships to attend SFA to 20
40	40	area students each year; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Few can claim such an admirable record of leadership
42	42	and service to a university as Margaret and Jim Perkins, and they
43	43	may indeed reflect with pride on their many contributions to SFA;
44	44	now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby congratulate Margaret and Jim Perkins on
47	47	receiving the 2023 Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service
48	48	Award and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be
49	49	it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Perkins as an expression of high regard
52	52	by the Texas House of Representatives.
53	53	Clardy
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 1078 was adopted by the House on April
57	57	20, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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59	59	Chief Clerk of the House