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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Howard Taylor retired from the San Angelo Museum of |
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Fine Arts on August 1, 2023, after 38 years of exemplary service as |
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the museum's president and CEO; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Mr. Taylor's leadership, the San Angelo |
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Museum of Fine Arts became the only museum to receive the National |
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Service Award from the American Institute of Architects, and it was |
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further recognized with the Institute of Museum and Library |
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Services' National Museum Service Award at a ceremony at the White |
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House; along the way, Mr. Taylor was personally recognized with the |
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President's Award by the Texas Association of Museums and with the |
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Citizen of the Year Award by the San Angelo Chamber of Commerce; he |
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was also honored with the John L. Nau III Award for Excellence in |
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Museums by the Texas Historical Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Taylor holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from |
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the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio, and he has pursued |
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further studies in American civilization and historical archeology |
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at the University of Pennsylvania; in addition, he is a graduate of |
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the museum management program offered by the Museums Collaborative |
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of New York and the Columbia University Business School, and he has |
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completed a cultural arts management program through the University |
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of Pennsylvania's Wharton School; and |
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WHEREAS, Before coming to Texas to take the helm of the |
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museum, Mr. Taylor served as chief of interpretation for the |
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Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society and as assistant |
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director of the Philadelphia Maritime Museum; he has been actively |
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involved in several professional associations, having led the |
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Museum Council of Greater Philadelphia as president and presided |
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over the American Association of Museums annual meeting as |
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co-chair; he has also served on the board of directors of the |
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American Alliance of Museums and as president of AAM's largest |
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professional committee, the National Association for Museum |
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Exhibition; moreover, he is a past president of the Texas |
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Association of Museums, and he has frequently been invited to speak |
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at museums and art venues throughout the country; and |
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WHEREAS, The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts has benefited |
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immeasurably from Howard Taylor's visionary leadership and his |
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unwavering commitment to the institution's mission, and the impact |
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of his contributions will be felt for many years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Howard Taylor on the |
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occasion of his retirement from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts |
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and extend to him 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 Mr. Taylor as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |