| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. James Olson, a psychology professor at The |
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| 8 | 9 | | University of Texas Permian Basin, is celebrating 50 years of |
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| 9 | 10 | | service at the university; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A native of Southern California, James Olson earned |
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| 11 | 12 | | his bachelor's degree from the University of California Santa |
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| 12 | 13 | | Barbara in 1969, and during his undergraduate years, he contributed |
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| 13 | 14 | | to a groundbreaking project that sought to teach language to |
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| 14 | 15 | | chimpanzees; he went on to receive a master's degree and doctorate |
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| 15 | 16 | | in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles; in |
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| 16 | 17 | | 1973, he became one of the founding faculty members of The |
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| 17 | 18 | | University of Texas Permian Basin; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his career at UTPB, Dr. Olson has |
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| 19 | 20 | | excelled in his teaching duties and has served as chair of the |
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| 20 | 21 | | psychology, sociology, and criminology departments; in 1994, he |
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| 21 | 22 | | became the first dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and served |
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| 22 | 23 | | in that role for a decade; currently, he holds the R. V. Cardozier |
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| 23 | 24 | | endowed professorship and teaches both undergraduate and master's |
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| 24 | 25 | | level psychology courses; he has coauthored multiple books, |
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| 25 | 26 | | including two titles based on interviews he conducted with |
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| 26 | 27 | | residential burglars, and his work on the subject has received |
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| 27 | 28 | | national media attention; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Olson has earned a number of prestigious |
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| 29 | 30 | | teaching honors, including the Piper Professor Award in 2011 and |
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| 30 | 31 | | the Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of |
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| 31 | 32 | | Texas System in 2012; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Dr. James Olson's dedication, expertise, and |
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| 33 | 34 | | commitment to excellence have benefited countless students and |
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| 34 | 35 | | brought him significant renown in the field of psychology, and The |
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| 35 | 36 | | University of Texas Permian Basin is indeed fortunate to count him |
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| 36 | 37 | | among its most esteemed faculty members; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | hereby commend Dr. James Olson on 50 years of service to The |
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| 39 | 40 | | University of Texas Permian Basin and extend to him sincere best |
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| 40 | 41 | | wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for Dr. Olson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 44 | | - | Craddick |
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| 45 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 46 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 22 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 48 | | - | 10, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 51 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 22 was adopted by the Senate on |
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| 52 | | - | March 19, 2025, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 53 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 55 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 56 | | - | Date |
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| 57 | | - | __________________ |
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| 58 | | - | Governor |
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