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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 368
1+89R22123 KSM-D
2+ By: Bettencourt, Kolkhorst S.R. No. 368
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
28 WHEREAS, John Sharp is retiring as chancellor of The Texas
3- A&M University System in 2025, following the longest tenure at
4- the helm in the institution's history; and
5- WHEREAS, Named chancellor in 2011, Mr. Sharp has
6- transformed the System, which has grown to include 11
7- universities and eight state agencies, and his efforts have
8- earned him a place alongside such legendary Texas A&M leaders as
9- Sul Ross and James Earl Rudder; he has raised the national
10- profile of the flagship institution in College Station, which is
11- now the nation's largest university with more than 79,000
12- students; in 2013, the System acquired Texas Wesleyan
13- University's law school, which became the Texas A&M University
14- School of Law and climbed more than 100 places in just a decade to
15- rank 26th among the law programs in the country; Chancellor Sharp
16- oversaw nearly $12 billion in construction and the conversion of
17- the Riverside Campus into Texas A&M-RELLIS, a 2,400-acre
18- high-tech hub for defense research and testing; moreover, he
19- energized Aggie football with a nearly half-billion-dollar
20- expansion of Kyle Field and a move to the Southeastern
21- Conference; athletic facilities throughout the System have been
22- enhanced; and
9+ A&M University System in 2025, following the longest tenure at the
10+ helm in the institution's history; and
11+ WHEREAS, Named chancellor in 2011, Mr. Sharp has transformed
12+ the System, which has grown to include 11 universities and eight
13+ state agencies, and his efforts have earned him a place alongside
14+ such legendary Texas A&M leaders as Sul Ross and James Earl Rudder;
15+ he has raised the national profile of the flagship institution in
16+ College Station, which is now the nation's largest university with
17+ more than 79,000 students; in 2013, the System acquired Texas
18+ Wesleyan University's law school, which became the Texas A&M
19+ University School of Law and climbed more than 100 places in just a
20+ decade to rank 26th among the law programs in the country;
21+ Chancellor Sharp oversaw nearly $12 billion in construction and the
22+ conversion of the Riverside Campus into Texas A&M-RELLIS, a
23+ 2,400-acre high-tech hub for defense research and testing;
24+ moreover, he energized Aggie football with a nearly
25+ half-billion-dollar expansion of Kyle Field and a move to the
26+ Southeastern Conference; athletic facilities throughout the System
27+ have been enhanced; and
2328 WHEREAS, The System today has more than $1 billion in
2429 research expenditures, and Texas A&M University holds the No. 1
2530 spot in engineering research expenditures; five of the System's
2631 universities have been awarded Research 2 status by the Carnegie
2732 Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing them
2833 among an elite group of leading research institutions and
2934 highlighting their commitment to innovation; the System has also
3035 seen an exponential increase in the number of faculty members who
3136 are members of the National Academies; and
32- WHEREAS, Addressing the state's increasing energy needs,
33- the System has announced plans to provide a platform for
34- companies to test the latest nuclear reactors for increased power
35- supply; further, the System continues to be part of the team that
36- manages the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico; in
37- addition, it was chosen in 2024 by the U.S. Department of
38- Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration as part of a
39- group to manage and operate the Pantex Plant, which maintains the
40- nation's nuclear weapons stockpile; and
41- WHEREAS, Chancellor Sharp brought to his role more than
42- three decades of experience in public office; he was elected to
43- the Texas House in 1978 and four years later, he won a seat in the
44- Texas Senate; subsequently, he was elected to the Texas Railroad
37+ WHEREAS, Addressing the state's increasing energy needs, the
38+ System has announced plans to provide a platform for companies to
39+ test the latest nuclear reactors for increased power supply;
40+ further, the System continues to be part of the team that manages
41+ the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico; in addition, it
42+ was chosen in 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy's National
43+ Nuclear Security Administration as part of a group to manage and
44+ operate the Pantex Plant, which maintains the nation's nuclear
45+ weapons stockpile; and
46+ WHEREAS, Chancellor Sharp brought to his role more than three
47+ decades of experience in public office; he was elected to the Texas
48+ House in 1978 and four years later, he won a seat in the Texas
49+ Senate; subsequently, he was elected to the Texas Railroad
4550 Commission and was twice elected state comptroller, a position in
46- which he created the Texas Performance Review, which identified
47- and enacted a savings of $4 billion to the state, keeping Texans
48- from having to pay a state income tax; a TAMU graduate and student
49- body president, Mr. Sharp was a member of the Corps of Cadets
50- staff and served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve;
51- while employed by the Legislative Budget Board, he earned a
52- master's degree in public administration from Texas State
53- University; he was named a Distinguished Alumnus of TAMU in 2018;
54- and
51+ which he created the Texas Performance Review, which identified and
52+ enacted a savings of $4 billion to the state, keeping Texans from
53+ having to pay a state income tax; a TAMU graduate and student body
54+ president, Mr. Sharp was a member of the Corps of Cadets staff and
55+ served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve; while
56+ employed by the Legislative Budget Board, he earned a master's
57+ degree in public administration from Texas State University; he was
58+ named a Distinguished Alumnus of TAMU in 2018; and
5559 WHEREAS, Admired for his vision, dynamism, and unyielding
5660 commitment to excellence, John Sharp has guided the Texas A&M
5761 System through an era of tremendous progress, and his
58- accomplishments will yield ever-increasing benefits in the years
59- to come; now, therefore, be it
60- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
61- Legislature, hereby honor John Sharp for his service as
62- chancellor of The Texas A&M University System and extend to him
63- sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
62+ accomplishments will yield ever-increasing benefits in the years to
63+ come; now, therefore, be it
64+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
65+ hereby honor John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas
66+ A&M University System and extend to him sincere best wishes for the
67+ future; and, be it further
6468 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
65- prepared for Chancellor Sharp as an expression of high regard
66- from the Texas Senate.
67- Bettencourt
68- Alvarado Hall Middleton Alvarado Hall Middleton
69-Alvarado Hall Middleton
70- Birdwell Hancock Miles Birdwell Hancock Miles
71-Birdwell Hancock Miles
72- Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
73-Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
74- Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
75-Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
76- Cook Huffman Paxton Cook Huffman Paxton
77-Cook Huffman Paxton
78- Creighton Hughes Perry Creighton Hughes Perry
79-Creighton Hughes Perry
80- Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner
81-Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner
82- Flores King Sparks Flores King Sparks
83-Flores King Sparks
84- Gutierrez Kolkhorst West Gutierrez Kolkhorst West
85-Gutierrez Kolkhorst West
86- Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini
87-Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini
88- Patrick, President of the Senate
89- ________________________________
90- President of the Senate
91- I hereby certify that the
92- above Resolution was adopted by
93- the Senate on April 3, 2025.
94- ________________________________
95- Secretary of the Senate
96- ________________________________
97- Member, Texas Senate
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69+ prepared for Chancellor Sharp as an expression of high regard by the
70+ Texas Senate.