By Dunnam H.R. No. 978 75R15490 SAJ-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Dr. Nancy Upton for the many significant contributions she has made 1-3 as an educator; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Dr. Upton completed her college education at Baylor 1-5 University, where she currently holds the Ben Williams Chair in 1-6 Entrepreneurship, was the founder and first director of the 1-7 Institute for Family Business for 10 years, and was director of the 1-8 John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship for four years; under her 1-9 leadership, the center was recognized by Success Magazine as one of 1-10 the top 25 programs in the country and one of the top five by U.S. 1-11 News and World Report; and 1-12 WHEREAS, A Scholar-in-Residence for the Center for 1-13 Entrepreneurial Leadership, Inc., at the Kauffman Foundation, she 1-14 is coauthor of Entrepreneurship: Creativity and Growth; and 1-15 WHEREAS, This esteemed educator has further contributed to 1-16 her chosen field through her involvement with several 1-17 organizations, and she also serves on a number of family business 1-18 boards; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Throughout the years, Dr. Upton has received 1-20 numerous honors for her accomplishments; she was recognized as 1-21 Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year by the United States 1-22 Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and she was 1-23 also named a top 10 finalist for Entrepreneurship Educator of the 1-24 Year by the Kauffman Foundation; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Before joining Baylor's faculty in 1983, Dr. Upton 2-2 spent a decade in business, including eight years in the tourism 2-3 industry in Hawaii, Spain, Portugal, and England; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Nancy Upton has enhanced the quality of higher 2-5 education in the Lone Star State in countless ways, and she is 2-6 indeed worthy of special praise and recognition at this time; now, 2-7 therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby honor Dr. Nancy Upton for her many achievements 2-10 as an educator and extend to her warmest congratulations for 2-11 continued success and happiness in the future; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for Dr. Upton as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-14 House of Representatives.