Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 1724
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Paul Bestor Woodruff, professor emeritus at The
6	6	University of Texas at Austin, has enriched the lives of
7	7	innumerable people through his outstanding work as a philosopher,
8	8	educator, translator, and author; and
9	9	WHEREAS, One of America's foremost interpreters of Plato,
10	10	Thucydides, Socrates, and other classical thinkers, Dr. Woodruff
11	11	has illuminated complex societal issues through his scholarship on
12	12	the ideas surrounding the ancient Greeks' first steps toward
13	13	democracy; his translations are used as standard references in
14	14	academia, and he has also reached a broader audience via public
15	15	television and the pages of the Washington Post; moreover, he has
16	16	added to the prestige of the university as the author of such books
17	17	as Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue and The Necessity of
18	18	Theater: The Art of Watching and Being Watched; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Dr. Woodruff joined the UT Austin faculty in 1973,
20	20	and while rising in his field, he also made an enormous impact on
21	21	the university in administrative roles; during his tenure as
22	22	inaugural dean of undergraduate studies, he charted a new path with
23	23	the introduction of an interdisciplinary core curriculum and
24	24	improved student support services; as director of the Plan II
25	25	honors program, he helped deliver an Ivy League-quality education
26	26	to thousands of young Texans; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Woodruff further served as chair
28	28	of the Department of Philosophy, Darrell K. Royal Professor of
29	29	Ethics and American Society, and Mary Helen Thompson Centennial
30	30	Professor in the Humanities; he is the recipient of numerous
31	31	accolades, among them the Harry Ransom Teaching Award, the
32	32	Civitatis Award recognizing outstanding UT faculty, and Pro Bene
33	33	Meritis, the highest honor bestowed by the UT College of Liberal
34	34	Arts; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Dr. Woodruff earned bachelor's degrees from both
36	36	Princeton and Oxford University before serving as a captain in the
37	37	U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, an experience that has informed
38	38	his perspective on moral conflict; he completed his doctorate in
39	39	philosophy at Princeton University; since his retirement in the
40	40	fall of 2022, Dr. Woodruff has continued to write and to meet with
41	41	former students to discuss life and philosophy; and
42	42	WHEREAS, UT Austin has benefited immeasurably from Paul
43	43	Woodruff's visionary leadership, and his wisdom, humility, and
44	44	willingness to engage have inspired generations of students to
45	45	observe more acutely and think more deeply; now, therefore, be it
46	46	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
47	47	Legislature hereby honor UT Austin professor emeritus Paul Bestor
48	48	Woodruff for his contributions and extend to him sincere
49	49	appreciation for his many years of dedicated service; and, be it
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51	51	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52	52	prepared for Dr. Woodruff as an expression of high regard by the
53	53	Texas House of Representatives.
54	54	Howard
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Speaker of the House
57	57	I certify that H.R. No. 1724 was adopted by the House on May
58	58	17, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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60	60	Chief Clerk of the House