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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Frank B. Ashley III is retiring as senior |
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professor and executive associate dean of the Texas A&M University |
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Bush School of Government and Public Service in 2023, following a |
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distinguished career spanning more than four decades in education |
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and nearly 35 years with the TAMU System; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the Bush School in 2016, Dr. Ashley |
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has overseen such areas as graduate education and research |
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activities, strategic planning, and program development; he has |
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also taught courses in his role as senior professor, worked to |
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foster diversity and inclusion, and strengthened the school's |
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external relations; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ashley earned his bachelor's degree in health, |
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physical education, and safety at Louisiana College, and after |
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beginning his career as a science teacher and coach in Louisiana, he |
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completed his master's and doctoral degrees at the University of |
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Alabama; in 1986, he was hired by TAMU as an assistant professor in |
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the Department of Health and Kinesiology and coordinator of the |
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sport management program; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted administrator, Dr. Ashley was named |
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associate dean for undergraduate studies and teacher education in |
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the College of Education in 1996; he went on to serve in a number of |
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leadership positions, and during three years at TAMU-Commerce, he |
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rose to become interim provost and vice president for academic |
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affairs; active in the community, he served as a trustee of the |
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Commerce Independent School District and spoke to students and |
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educators across the region; he returned to College Station in 2007 |
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as a vice chancellor for the A&M System; from 2013 to 2016, he was a |
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senior vice president at the College Board in New York, working on |
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initiatives to increase college participation for underprivileged |
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students; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Ashley has been published |
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extensively; he has presented frequently in the U.S. and abroad and |
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is much in demand as a speaker on education, conflict resolution, |
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and diversity issues; inducted into the University of Alabama |
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College of Education Hall of Fame, he is the recipient of myriad |
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other accolades, including the Distinguished Service Award from the |
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Faculty Senate of TAMU-Commerce; he was named vice chancellor |
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emeritus by the TAMU System in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the important mission of Texas |
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A&M University, Frank Ashley has made significant contributions to |
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the advancement of higher education, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on a career well spent; 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 Dr. Frank B. Ashley III on his |
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retirement as senior professor and executive associate dean of the |
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Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Ashley as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |