| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 651 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Denise M. Trauth retired as president of Texas |
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| 6 | 6 | | State University on May 31, 2022, drawing to a close nearly two |
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| 7 | 7 | | decades of outstanding service to the university; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In 2002, Dr. Trauth became the first woman to serve |
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| 9 | 9 | | as president of Texas State, and she skillfully guided the school |
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| 10 | 10 | | through a period of unprecedented growth; she oversaw the |
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| 11 | 11 | | establishment of the Wittliff Collections, the Ingram School of |
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| 12 | 12 | | Engineering, and the Science, Technology, and Advanced Research |
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| 13 | 13 | | (STAR) Park; she also oversaw the school's greatest construction |
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| 14 | 14 | | boom since its founding in 1899, including four new residence |
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| 15 | 15 | | halls, a new performing arts building, the Bruce and Gloria Ingram |
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| 16 | 16 | | Hall on the San Marcos campus, and the Avery Building, St. David's |
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| 17 | 17 | | School of Nursing, and Willow Hall on the Round Rock campus; under |
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| 18 | 18 | | her leadership, Texas State became a member of the NCAA Division I |
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| 19 | 19 | | FBS Western Athletic Conference and earned a designation as a Texas |
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| 20 | 20 | | Emerging Research University; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Denise Trauth earned her master's degree from |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Ohio State University and her Ph.D. from the University of |
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| 23 | 23 | | Iowa, and she previously served as provost and vice chancellor for |
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| 24 | 24 | | academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; |
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| 25 | 25 | | she has contributed to the Central Texas community as president of |
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| 26 | 26 | | the Greater San Marcos Partnership and the Austin Area Research |
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| 27 | 27 | | Organization, among others, and her many awards include the Ohtli |
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| 28 | 28 | | Award from the government of Mexico and the Women of Distinction |
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| 29 | 29 | | Award from the Girl Scouts; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Dr. Trauth has enjoyed the |
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| 31 | 31 | | love and support of her husband, Dr. John Huffman, as well as that |
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| 32 | 32 | | of her two daughters, four grandchildren, and three |
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| 33 | 33 | | great-grandchildren; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Denise Trauth's vision, expertise, and commitment |
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| 35 | 35 | | to excellence have greatly benefited Texas State University and |
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| 36 | 36 | | earned her the respect and admiration of its staff, students, and |
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| 37 | 37 | | alumni, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her record of |
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| 38 | 38 | | achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Denise M. Trauth on her |
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| 41 | 41 | | retirement from Texas State University and extend to her sincere |
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| 42 | 42 | | best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for Dr. Trauth as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 45 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Zwiener |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 651 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 50 | 50 | | 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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