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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Suzanne Shipley concluded her tenure as |
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president of Midwestern State University on August 31, 2021, |
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drawing to a close six years of outstanding service to the |
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institution; and |
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WHEREAS, After becoming president of MSU Texas in 2015, |
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Dr. Shipley helped direct the university's Boundless |
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Opportunities campaign, which increased its fundraising target |
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to $75 million; she also oversaw the renovation of Daniel Hall, |
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the establishment of the Priddy Scholarship for first-generation |
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students, and the acquisition of a gift in support of the |
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renaming of the McCoy College of Science, Mathematics & |
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Engineering; and |
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WHEREAS, Other achievements during her tenure include the |
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addition of Centennial Hall, upgrades to Moffett Library and |
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Bridwell Hall, the creation of the United Supermarkets Community |
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Learning Center, and the construction of the mass communication |
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wing of the Fain Fine Arts Center; moreover, Dr. Shipley ably led |
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the university's efforts to address the challenges of the |
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COVID-19 pandemic, and as she leaves MSU, the school is preparing |
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to become a member of the Texas Tech University System and to |
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advance its first doctoral degree program in educational |
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leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, A proud native of West Texas, Dr. Shipley earned |
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her bachelor's and master's degrees in German studies from Texas |
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Tech University and her doctorate in German language and |
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literature from The University of Texas at Austin; she began her |
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academic career in 1986 as a professor at the University of |
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Cincinnati, where she became director of the University Honors |
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program; she went on to serve as dean of the College of Arts and |
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Sciences at Northern Arizona University, as vice president of |
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academic affairs at Notre Dame of Maryland University, and as |
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president of Shepherd University in West Virginia; and |
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WHEREAS, Suzanne Shipley's dedication, expertise, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited MSU Texas and |
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earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues, and she |
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may indeed reflect with pride on her exemplary service to the |
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university as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Suzanne Shipley on |
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her retirement as president of Midwestern State University and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Shipley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |