Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 2540
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Dr. Walter V. Wendler has greatly benefited West
6	6	Texas A&M University through his accomplishments as president; and
7	7	WHEREAS, Appointed in 2016, Dr. Wendler has overseen the
8	8	expansion of programs and facilities across the university; he has
9	9	focused extensively on educating students about how to minimize
10	10	student loan debt, and he has launched initiatives to increase
11	11	transparency and knowledge regarding college costs; when he began
12	12	his tenure at WT, he made a point of personally visiting every high
13	13	school in the 26 Panhandle counties to raise awareness of the
14	14	advantages the university could give them; he writes extensively
15	15	and maintains a blog called "Reflections from WT"; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Dr. Wendler brought to his position a wealth of
17	17	experience in higher education, both in the classroom and in
18	18	administrative roles; he began his academic career as an assistant
19	19	professor in the Department of Architecture at Louisiana State
20	20	University, and in 1988, he became executive associate dean in the
21	21	Texas A&M University College of Architecture; named head of the
22	22	Department of Architecture the following year, he later served as
23	23	dean of the College of Architecture; and
24	24	WHEREAS, In 1997, Dr. Wendler became executive assistant to
25	25	the president of Texas A&M; he then served for two years as vice
26	26	chancellor for planning, and he was also the inaugural holder of the
27	27	William M. Peña Professorship of Information Management in the
28	28	College of Architecture; appointed chancellor of Southern Illinois
29	29	University Carbondale in 2001, he completed his contract six years
30	30	later and returned to teaching architecture; and
31	31	WHEREAS, Raised in Northport, New York, Dr. Wendler holds an
32	32	associate's degree in applied science from the State University of
33	33	New York at Farmingdale, a bachelor's degree in environmental
34	34	design from Texas A&M University, a professional master of
35	35	architecture degree from the University of California, Berkeley,
36	36	and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from The University
37	37	of Texas; a member of a number of honorary societies, he is a
38	38	retired registered architect and holds the National Council of
39	39	Architectural Registration Board's certificate; and
40	40	WHEREAS, Through his exceptional contributions as president
41	41	of West Texas A&M University, Walter Wendler has earned the
42	42	admiration and appreciation of people across the Panhandle; now,
43	43	therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby honor Dr. Walter V. Wendler for his service as
46	46	president of West Texas A&M University and extend to him sincere
47	47	best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
49	49	prepared for Dr. Wendler as an expression of high regard by the
50	50	Texas House of Representatives.
51	51	Smithee
52	52	Price
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 2540 was adopted by the House on May
56	56	29, 2023, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House