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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 26
1+89R3684 BK-D
2+ By: Johnson, et al. S.R. No. 26
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
28 WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Dallas has greatly
3- benefited from the visionary leadership of President Richard
4- C. Benson, who has guided the institution over the past eight
5- years; and
9+ benefited from the visionary leadership of President Richard C.
10+ Benson, who has guided the institution over the past eight years;
11+ and
612 WHEREAS, In his role at UTD's helm, Dr. Benson has launched
713 ambitious fundraising endeavors, including the New Dimensions
8- campaign, which has amassed more than $415 million to date; he
9- has also overseen tens of millions of dollars in research
10- expenditures, and his tenure has coincided with the advancement
11- of several significant campus projects, including the opening of
12- the Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences
13- Building and the breaking of ground on the 12-acre Athenaeum
14- cultural district; and
15- WHEREAS, Dr. Benson earned his bachelor's degree in
16- aerospace and mechanical science from Princeton University in
17- 1973, his master's degree in mechanical engineering from the
18- University of Virginia in 1974, and his doctorate in mechanical
19- engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in
20- 1977; prior to the start of his career in higher education, he was
21- employed with the Xerox Corporation; in 1980, he became a
22- professor of mechanical engineering at the University of
23- Rochester, where he later served as an associate dean and chair
24- of the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and
14+ campaign, which has amassed more than $415 million to date; he has
15+ also overseen tens of millions of dollars in research expenditures,
16+ and his tenure has coincided with the advancement of several
17+ significant campus projects, including the opening of the Texas
18+ Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building and the
19+ breaking of ground on the 12-acre Athenaeum cultural district; and
20+ WHEREAS, Dr. Benson earned his bachelor's degree in aerospace
21+ and mechanical science from Princeton University in 1973, his
22+ master's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of
23+ Virginia in 1974, and his doctorate in mechanical engineering from
24+ the University of California, Berkeley, in 1977; prior to the start
25+ of his career in higher education, he was employed with the Xerox
26+ Corporation; in 1980, he became a professor of mechanical
27+ engineering at the University of Rochester, where he later served
28+ as an associate dean and chair of the Department of Mechanical
29+ Engineering; and
2530 WHEREAS, While at Penn State from 1995 to 2005, Dr. Benson
26- headed the Department of Mechanical Engineering, later renamed
27- the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; he also
28- served as dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech
29- from 2005 to 2016, during which time that department achieved
30- record growth; and
31- WHEREAS, Dr. Benson has been honored on many occasions by
32- the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, of which he has
33- been a Fellow since 1998; he received ASME's Henry Hess Award in
34- 1984, and in 2009, he was elected to a three-year term on the
35- organization's board of governors; he has further held editorial
36- positions with several ASME publications, including its Journal
37- of Applied Mechanics; and
31+ headed the Department of Mechanical Engineering, later renamed the
32+ Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; he also served as
33+ dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech from 2005 to
34+ 2016, during which time that department achieved record growth; and
35+ WHEREAS, Dr. Benson has been honored on many occasions by the
36+ American Society of Mechanical Engineers, of which he has been a
37+ Fellow since 1998; he received ASME's Henry Hess Award in 1984, and
38+ in 2009, he was elected to a three-year term on the organization's
39+ board of governors; he has further held editorial positions with
40+ several ASME publications, including its Journal of Applied
41+ Mechanics; and
3842 WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure as president, Dr. Richard
3943 Benson has worked tirelessly to elevate UTD's status as a
40- first-rate research university and a premier institution of
41- higher learning, and his achievements will continue to be
42- appreciated for many years to come; now, therefore, be it
43- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
44- Legislature, hereby honor President Richard C. Benson for his
45- outstanding service to The University of Texas at Dallas and the
46- field of higher education and extend to him sincere best wishes
47- for the future; and, be it further
44+ first-rate research university and a premier institution of higher
45+ learning, and his achievements will continue to be appreciated for
46+ many years to come; now, therefore, be it
47+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
48+ hereby honor President Richard C. Benson for his outstanding
49+ service to The University of Texas at Dallas and the field of higher
50+ education and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and,
51+ be it further
4852 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
49- prepared for Dr. Benson as an expression of high regard from the
50- Texas Senate.
51- Johnson, Hall, Hancock
52- Parker, Paxton, West
53- ____________________________________________________________
54- Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
55- ____________________________________________________________
56- Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
57- ____________________________________________________________
58- Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate
59- ______________________________
60- President of the Senate
61- I hereby certify that the
62- above Resolution was adopted by
63- the Senate on February 4, 2025.
64- ______________________________
65- Secretary of the Senate
53+ prepared for Dr. Benson as an expression of high regard by the Texas
54+ Senate.