| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 41 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Marc Nigliazzo is retiring as president of |
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| 3 | 3 | | Texas A&M University-Central Texas on August 31, 2023, drawing to |
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| 4 | 4 | | a close more than a decade of exemplary service; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Nigliazzo was appointed as the inaugural |
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| 6 | 6 | | president of TAMUCT in April 2010, and he has since worked to |
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| 7 | 7 | | develop the university as an upper-level institution that |
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| 8 | 8 | | provides high quality, rigorous, and innovative academic |
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| 9 | 9 | | programs to a diverse student population; over the course of his |
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| 10 | 10 | | tenure, he has overseen the growth of the university's |
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| 11 | 11 | | undergraduate and graduate degree programs, many of which are |
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| 12 | 12 | | offered both on campus and online, and educational opportunities |
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| 13 | 13 | | for Central Texas residents have expanded significantly; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, A native Texan, Dr. Nigliazzo brought to his |
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| 15 | 15 | | position a wealth of experience in higher education, both in the |
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| 16 | 16 | | classroom and in administrative roles; he began his academic |
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| 17 | 17 | | career as an English professor, and he went on to serve as chair |
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| 18 | 18 | | of the Department of English and Philosophy at Del Mar College |
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| 19 | 19 | | and as vice president and dean of instruction at Galveston |
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| 20 | 20 | | College; his first presidential appointment was at Galveston |
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| 21 | 21 | | College, and he later held that position at Temple College from |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1995 to 2008 and at Arizona Western College from 2009 to 2010; he |
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| 23 | 23 | | also served as a senior vice president at the University of New |
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| 24 | 24 | | Mexico for a time; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Through his dedication, expertise, and visionary |
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| 26 | 26 | | leadership, Marc Nigliazzo has played a vital role in advancing |
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| 27 | 27 | | the mission of Texas A&M University-Central Texas, and his |
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| 28 | 28 | | achievements will continue to be appreciated for years to come; |
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| 29 | 29 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Marc |
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| 32 | 32 | | Nigliazzo on his retirement as president of Texas A&M |
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| 33 | 33 | | University-Central Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 34 | 34 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 36 | 36 | | prepared for Dr. Nigliazzo as an expression of high regard from |
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| 37 | 37 | | the Texas Senate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Flores |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on June 27, 2023. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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