1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 502 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 1-4 recognizing Dr. David M. Richards, president of the University of 1-5 North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, who is retiring 1-6 in December, 1999, for his many contributions to his medical school, 1-7 his city, and his state; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Moving to Texas in 1981 from Ohio, he practiced 1-9 family medicine there from 1961 through 1981; elected president 1-10 of the Ohio Society of Osteopathic General Practitioners, he became 1-11 associate dean for academic and clinical affairs at the Ohio College 1-12 of Osteopathic Medicine; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Taking the position of associate dean for academic 1-14 affairs at what was then the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine 1-15 in Fort Worth in 1981, Dr. Richards was promoted to interim executive 1-16 vice president in 1984 and president in 1986; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Elevated to a health science center by the 1-18 Texas Legislature in 1993, the University of North Texas Health 1-19 Science Center at Fort Worth has grown and thrived under the 1-20 direction of Dr. Richards; this fall, the Texas Higher Education 1-21 Coordinating Board approved the establishment of a School of Public 1-22 Health at the health science center; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Dr. Richards is the first osteopathic physician 1-24 elected to the board of the National Board of Medical Examiners; 2-1 in addition, he was also one of the first osteopathic physicians 2-2 appointed to the Veterans' Administration Special Medical Advisory 2-3 Group; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Dr. Richards has previously chaired the board 2-5 of governors and the council of deans of the American Association 2-6 of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, and locally, he chaired 2-7 Fort Worth's Strategy 2000 Biomedical Technology Planning Committee, 2-8 leading to the opening in 1998 of the MEDTECH business incubator; 2-9 and 2-10 WHEREAS, Active in civic endeavors, he is a past president 2-11 of the American Heart Association of the Fort Worth metropolitan 2-12 region, on the Economic Development Group of the Fort Worth Chamber 2-13 of Commerce, and has served as vice chair of the board of directors 2-14 for the United Way of Tarrant County; and 2-15 WHEREAS, The career of service of Dr. David M. Richards has 2-16 greatly enhanced the medical care available in the Fort Worth 2-17 metropolitan area, and his leadership in the development of the 2-18 University of North Texas Health Science Center has been invaluable; 2-19 when he retires from the presidency on December 31, 1999, he will 2-20 be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it 2-21 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-22 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Dr. David M. Richards on 2-23 his forthcoming retirement and commend his manifold achievements; 2-24 and, be it further 2-25 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-26 him as an expression of the highest regard and esteem of the 3-1 Texas Senate. 3-2 Moncrief 3-3 Armbrister Gallegos Ogden 3-4 Barrientos Harris Ratliff 3-5 Bernsen Haywood Shapiro 3-6 Bivins Jackson Shapleigh 3-7 Brown Lindsay Sibley 3-8 Cain Lucio Truan 3-9 Carona Luna Wentworth 3-10 Duncan Madla West 3-11 Ellis Nelson Whitmire 3-12 Fraser Nixon Zaffirini 3-13 Perry, President of the Senate 3-14 ______________________________________ 3-15 President of the Senate 3-16 I hereby certify that the above 3-17 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-18 on March 29, 1999. 3-19 ______________________________________ 3-20 Secretary of the Senate 3-21 ______________________________________ 3-22 Member, Texas Senate