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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cesar Maldonado has made significant |
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contributions to higher education and workforce development as |
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chancellor of Houston Community College; and |
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WHEREAS, Named chancellor of the six-college system in 2014, |
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Dr. Maldonado has fostered an inclusive, supportive culture for |
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students and staff while boosting academic achievement through |
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innovative programs; his restructuring of HCC has increased the |
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number of graduates by over 12 percent per year, and the scholastic |
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performance of first-year students has improved markedly; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Maldonado has established academic partnerships |
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that allow students to transition seamlessly to specified four-year |
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programs at such institutions as Texas A&M University, The |
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University of Texas at Tyler, and Stephen F. Austin State |
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University; in addition, he has developed partnerships with local |
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industries to open pathways for students eager to enter the |
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workforce after obtaining an associate's degree or certificate; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably steering the institution through such |
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challenges as Hurricane Harvey and the COVID-19 pandemic, |
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Dr. Maldonado has focused on fiscal stability, including debt |
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reduction and strengthening of reserves, as a key element of |
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strategic planning; at the same time, he has overseen the expansion |
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of HCC to 19 campuses and facilities; among HCC's 14 new Centers of |
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Excellence are the Challenger Learning Center for Space Science and |
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the Resiliency Operations Center; moreover, HCC has been reaffirmed |
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twice as an Achieving the Dream Leader College, signaling a solid |
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commitment to educational access and quality; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors, Dr. Maldonado was |
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presented with the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Chairman's |
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Award; he was also named Most Admired Non-profit CEO by Houston |
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Business Journal, and he has been elected to the Philosophical |
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Society of Texas, the Texas Tech University Engineering Academy, |
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and the Phi Theta Kappa Texas Hall of Fame for Student Engagement; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Maldonado brought to HCC an unusual breadth of |
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experience; after more than 25 years as a business executive, he |
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served as president of Texas State Technical College and as vice |
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chancellor for institutional effectiveness and commercialization |
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for the TSTC System; he holds bachelor's and master's degrees in |
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chemical engineering from Texas A&M University and a doctorate in |
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systems and engineering management from Texas Tech University; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his adept leadership and commitment to |
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excellence, Cesar Maldonado has greatly advanced the important |
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mission of Houston Community College; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Cesar Maldonado for his service as |
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chancellor of Houston Community College and extend to him sincere |
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best 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 Dr. Maldonado as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |