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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bill Coppola is retiring as president of Tarrant |
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County College Southeast Campus on January 31, 2024, after four |
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decades in higher education and 12 years with TCC; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Coppola began his career in 1984, when he |
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accepted a position at the Dallas County Community College |
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District; over the course of 15 years, he played an instrumental |
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role in developing and implementing the college's video technology |
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program; he also served on the faculty at North Lake College for 12 |
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years, and he went on to hold a number of administrative positions, |
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culminating in his service as dean of technical education; he later |
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joined the Maricopa Community College District at Phoenix College, |
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where he served as senior associate dean of instruction and |
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director of the City Colleges Center; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2002, Dr. Coppola became dean of instruction, |
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computer information, and applied technology at the North Harris |
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Campus in the Lone Star College System; he subsequently transferred |
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to the Kingwood Campus, and he served as executive director of |
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academic partnerships and initiatives before becoming vice |
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president of instruction and chief academic officer; he took on his |
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current role as the second president of Tarrant County College |
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Southeast Campus in 2012, and under his able leadership, the campus |
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won the prestigious Eduardo J. Padron Award for Institutional |
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Transformation in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Coppola has been active in numerous civic and |
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professional organizations, including the Greater Arlington |
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Chamber of Commerce Board, the City of Arlington Transportation |
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Advisory Committee, the Fort Worth Mayor's Council on Education and |
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Workforce Development, the American Association of Community |
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Colleges Commission on Structured Pathways, the National Alliance |
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of Community & Technical Colleges, and the Higher Education |
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Research and Development Institute; he is also founding chair of |
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the Arlington Mayor's Education Coalition, and he has served as |
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vice chair of Campus Compact; and |
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WHEREAS, Among his many accolades, Dr. Coppola has received |
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multiple awards in recognition of his contributions to the field of |
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education; he holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State |
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University as well as a master's degree and a doctorate from the |
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University of North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bill Coppola has led the TCC Southeast Campus |
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with tremendous vision, energy, and dedication, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Bill |
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Coppola on his retirement as president of Tarrant County College |
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Southeast Campus and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Coppola as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |