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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Manuel M. Vela has been named vice president and |
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chief operating officer of the Texas A&M University Higher |
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Education Center at McAllen; and |
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WHEREAS, Now in its fifth year of operation, the Higher |
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Education Center at McAllen offers undergraduate programs in |
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agriculture economics, biomedical sciences, construction sciences, |
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education, human resource development, engineering, maritime |
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business administration, and public health; and |
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WHEREAS, As vice president and chief operating officer, Manny |
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Vela will oversee the university's efforts to develop the Higher |
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Education Center's infrastructure, increase its academic |
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offerings, and double its enrollment over the next five years; |
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moreover, he will help direct the Colonias Program, which focuses |
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on improving quality of life along the Texas-Mexico border; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Vela is currently president and chief executive |
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officer of Valley Baptist Health System, which he previously served |
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as senior vice president and chief legal officer; over the course of |
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his tenure, he has played an instrumental role in a number of major |
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corporate transactions, including the purchase of Brownsville |
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Medical Center in 2004 and a joint venture with Vanguard Health |
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Systems in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his leadership, expertise, and commitment |
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to excellence, Manny Vela has earned the respect and admiration of |
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his colleagues and peers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on |
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his accomplishments as he takes on the challenges and opportunities |
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of his new position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Manuel M. Vela on his selection as |
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president and chief operating officer of the Texas A&M University |
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Higher Education Center at McAllen and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Vela as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |