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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Eluterio Blanco Jr. of The University of Texas |
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Rio Grande Valley has been selected as a 2021 Emerging Scholar by |
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the journal Diverse: Issues in Higher Education; and |
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WHEREAS, A clinical assistant professor in the School of |
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Rehabilitation Services and Counseling, Dr. Blanco launched the |
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school's bachelor's degree program in addiction studies, an online |
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program for future clinicians across the state and beyond; he |
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serves as its coordinator; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Blanco is a licensed chemical dependency |
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counselor with special expertise in substance use and addiction in |
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the Hispanic community; he focuses his research on the attitudes of |
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Latinx health practitioners toward addiction and on measures to |
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reduce stigma and expand access to treatment; after joining UTRGV |
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in 2015, he became coprincipal investigator on a three-year federal |
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grant program through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health |
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Services Administration; the initiative trained students pursuing |
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degrees in health care professions to recognize and address |
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substance abuse in patients; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2020, Dr. Blanco was named Terry B. Hale |
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Professional of the Year by the Texas Association of Addiction |
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Professionals; he earned his bachelor's degree in psychology at |
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UT Austin as a first-generation student on scholarship and |
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completed both his master's degree in clinical psychology and his |
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doctoral degree in rehabilitation counseling at UTRGV; and |
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WHEREAS, Eluterio Blanco has distinguished himself as a |
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dynamic young leader in an academic field of vital importance to the |
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Hispanic community, and his accomplishments are a source of great |
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pride to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Eluterio Blanco Jr. on his |
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selection as a 2021 Emerging Scholar by the journal Diverse: Issues |
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in Higher Education and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Blanco as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |