SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 449
         WHEREAS, Former state representative Glenn O. Lewis of
  Fort Worth was elected chair of the Texas Wesleyan University
  Board of Trustees on April 23, 2021, becoming the first African
  American in the university's history to hold the position; and
 
         WHEREAS, Mr. Lewis graduated with a bachelor's degree from
  Texas Wesleyan University in 1981, before earning his juris
  doctor degree from The University of Texas School of Law in
  Austin in 1983; he is currently a partner in the Fort Worth office
  of the national law firm Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP;
  and
 
         WHEREAS, In January 1995, Mr. Lewis embarked on the first
  of five terms in the Texas House of Representatives; during his
  10 years in office, he served as chair of the Committee on County
  Affairs and vice chair of the Committee on House Administration,
  as well as vice chair of both the Tarrant County Legislative
  Delegation and the Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and
 
         WHEREAS, After concluding his tenure in the state
  legislature, Mr. Lewis was appointed to both the Texas Southern
  University Board of Regents and the Texas Wesleyan University
  Board of Trustees in 2007; over the years, he has distinguished
  himself in numerous other leadership roles, including as chair of
  the board of the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of
  Commerce and as a member of the Corporate Leadership Council of
  the Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce; and
 
         WHEREAS, Mr. Lewis has further shared his time and insight
  as a board member for the Fort Worth Tarrant County Branch of the
  NAACP, the Arts Council of Fort Worth, Water from the Rock, Inc.,
  and the Tarrant County Medical Education and Research
  Foundation, as well as a member of the United Way of Tarrant
  County's Public Policy Committee; moreover, he has held
  membership in the Fort Worth and Fort Worth Hispanic Chambers of
  Commerce, along with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Rainbow Masonic
  Lodge, and the Ambassadors of Fort Worth Charitable Foundation;
  he and his family belong to Mount Olive Baptist Church in
  Arlington, where he has volunteered on the deacon and usher
  boards; and
 
         WHEREAS, Through his myriad endeavors in behalf of his
  community, his state, and the cause of higher education, Glenn
  Lewis has indeed earned the confidence of his fellow trustees at
  Texas Wesleyan University, and that institution is certain to
  benefit greatly from his continued service; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
  Legislature, hereby congratulate Glenn O. Lewis on being elected
  chair of the Texas Wesleyan University Board of Trustees and
  extend to him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and,
  be it further
 
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Lewis as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Powell
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 20, 2021.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate