R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Dr. James S. Cole of Dallas has been named dean of
1-2 the Baylor College of Dentistry, an institution of The Texas A&M
1-3 University System Health Science Center; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Dr. Cole has been affiliated with the Baylor College
1-5 of Dentistry for almost the whole of his professional career,
1-6 serving as a faculty member and senior administrator; after taking
1-7 a leave of absence to lead the Baylor Oral Health Foundation for
1-8 two years as president and treasurer, he returned to the college to
1-9 assume the interim deanship in December 1999; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Born in Minneapolis, Dr. Cole graduated from Stephen
1-11 F. Austin State University in 1967 with a degree in accounting;
1-12 following college he served with the U.S. Navy, earning a Vietnam
1-13 Service Medal with bronze stars and holding the post of bridge
1-14 officer during the Apollo 13 recovery mission in 1970; he was
1-15 discharged in 1971 with the rank of lieutenant; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Enrolling in the Baylor College of Dentistry,
1-17 Dr. Cole graduated in 1975 and maintained a private practice for
1-18 two years before joining the college's faculty as an instructor in
1-19 operative dentistry; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Moving quickly into the administrative ranks, he
1-21 served from 1981 to 1992 as the college's director of computer
1-22 services; while fulfilling those duties he also assumed, for six
1-23 months in 1990, the office of interim president and dean, and later
1-24 that same year was promoted from vice president to executive vice
2-1 president/associate dean; he has, in addition, held the offices of
2-2 chief operating officer, chief financial officer, and vice dean;
2-3 and
2-4 WHEREAS, In spite of his heavy administrative
2-5 responsibilities, Dr. Cole continues to teach on a part-time basis,
2-6 having been promoted to professor with an appointment in the
2-7 college's department of restorative sciences; and
2-8 WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous awards from professional
2-9 and civic groups, Dr. Cole was named the 2000 Dentist of the Year
2-10 by the Dallas County Dental Society, an award bestowed in
2-11 appreciation of his many contributions to dental education over the
2-12 years; Dr. Cole is also a fellow in the International College of
2-13 Dentists and the American College of Dentists; and
2-14 WHEREAS, Dr. Cole's proven leadership will be of inestimable
2-15 value to an institution that has become one of the leading dental
2-16 colleges in the nation; founded as a proprietary school in 1905,
2-17 the college was absorbed by Baylor University in 1918 and remained
2-18 part of Baylor until 1971, when it assumed the status of a private,
2-19 nonprofit corporation; since 1995 the college has been part of The
2-20 Texas A&M University System; and
2-21 WHEREAS, In meeting the challenges of his work, Dr. Cole
2-22 finds renewal in the joy and pride that he takes in his family, a
2-23 circle that includes his wife, Barbara, and their two children,
2-24 Katy and Andy; and
2-25 WHEREAS, For 25 years, Dr. Cole's outstanding dedication and
2-26 expertise in the field of dental education have won him the
2-27 admiration and esteem of all who have been privileged to know him,
3-1 and it is truly a pleasure to recognize this accomplished
3-2 individual; now, therefore, be it
3-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
3-4 Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. James S. Cole on his
3-5 appointment as dean of the Baylor College of Dentistry and extend
3-6 to him sincere best wishes for success and happiness in the years
3-7 to come; and, be it further
3-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-9 prepared for Dr. Cole as an expression of high regard by the Texas
3-10 House of Representatives.
Goolsby
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1205 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House