H.R. No. 640
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly R. Damphousse was appointed as the 10th
president of Texas State University on April 21, 2022; and
WHEREAS, A native of northern Canada, Kelly Damphousse moved
during high school to southern Alberta, where he aspired as a young
man to become an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; after
receiving an associate's degree in law enforcement from Lethbridge
Community College, he worked as a prison guard for three years
before earning a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Sam
Houston State University and a master's degree and Ph.D. in
sociology from Texas A&M University; and
WHEREAS, A well-regarded scholar in the study of terrorism,
substance abuse, and the criminal justice system, Dr. Damphousse
began his career at the University of Alabama at Birmingham before
returning to SHSU to teach; he then joined the faculty of the
University of Oklahoma, where he was a Presidential Professor of
Sociology as well as associate dean and dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences at Oklahoma; he went on to serve as chancellor of
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro for five years before
becoming president of TXST in April 2022; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Damphousse is also a national leader in
collegiate athletics; he was the faculty athletics representative
at the University of Oklahoma for five years, and he is currently a
member of the NCAA Board of Directors and the NCAA Board of
Governors and the board president of the Sun Belt Conference; in all
his endeavors, he benefits from the love and support of his wife,
Beth, as well as that of his daughters, Kayleigh and Kristen; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Kelly
Damphousse has worked tirelessly to prepare students for the
challenges and opportunities of a changing world, and he has
demonstrated the vision and leadership necessary to advance the
mission of Texas State University in the years to come; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kelly R. Damphousse on his
appointment as president of Texas State University and extend to
him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Damphousse as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Zwiener
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 640 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House