| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 699 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The retirement of Dr. Emily F. Cutrer as |
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| 3 | 3 | | president of Texas A&M University-Texarkana at the end of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2022-2023 school year offers a fitting opportunity to recognize |
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| 5 | 5 | | her for her decade of outstanding service; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Since her appointment in 2013, Dr. Cutrer has |
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| 7 | 7 | | worked tirelessly to develop TAMUT as a dynamic regional |
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| 8 | 8 | | comprehensive university; she has helped to increase the |
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| 9 | 9 | | school's scholarship endowment by more than $2 million and to |
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| 10 | 10 | | secure over $10 million in additional state funding for the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Better East Texas Initiative, which supports high-need, |
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| 12 | 12 | | high-demand degree programs in such fields as nursing, |
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| 13 | 13 | | mechanical engineering, social work, and physical therapy; in |
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| 14 | 14 | | addition, the campus established its first stand-alone doctoral |
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| 15 | 15 | | degree; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure, the Patterson |
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| 17 | 17 | | Student Center as well as the Building for Academic and Student |
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| 18 | 18 | | Services have been completed, and the $45 million Business, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Engineering, and Technology building is scheduled to open in |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2026; moreover, student athletics programs have benefited from |
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| 21 | 21 | | the affiliation with the Red River Athletic Conference of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics; along the |
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| 23 | 23 | | way, Dr. Cutrer has shared her time and expertise in key roles |
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| 24 | 24 | | with a number of local civic organizations; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Before joining TAMUT, Dr. Cutrer served |
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| 26 | 26 | | California State University, San Marcos, as provost and vice |
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| 27 | 27 | | president for academic affairs, and she was dean of the New |
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| 28 | 28 | | College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona |
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| 29 | 29 | | State University West; she earned her bachelor's, master's, |
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| 30 | 30 | | and doctoral degrees from The University of Texas at Austin, |
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| 31 | 31 | | where she began her career; among her numerous honors, she has |
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| 32 | 32 | | received the NAACP's Benjamin Davis Leadership Award, and the |
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| 33 | 33 | | TAMU board of regents has bestowed upon her the title of |
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| 34 | 34 | | President Emerita; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Through her dedication, expertise, and visionary |
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| 36 | 36 | | leadership, Dr. Cutrer has played a vital role in advancing the |
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| 37 | 37 | | proud legacy of Texas A&M University-Texarkana, and her |
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| 38 | 38 | | achievements will continue to be appreciated for years to come; |
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| 39 | 39 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Emily F. Cutrer for her service |
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| 42 | 42 | | as president of Texas A&M University-Texarkana and extend to her |
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| 43 | 43 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for Dr. Cutrer as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 46 | 46 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Hughes |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | President of the Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 51 | 51 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 52 | 52 | | the Senate on May 27, 2023. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ________________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 55 | 55 | | ________________________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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