R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, On May 9, 2001, Erle A. Nye of Dallas was elected
1-2 chairman of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University
1-3 System; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Appointed to the board of regents by Governor George
1-5 W. Bush in 1997, Mr. Nye has served as chairman of the Committee on
1-6 Finance, as cochairman of the Committee on Biotechnology, and as a
1-7 member of the Legislative Committee, Health Sciences Committee,
1-8 Policy Review Committee, and Committee of Buildings and Physical
1-9 Plant; he is also the board's special liaison to the Texas A&M
1-10 Foundation; and
1-11 WHEREAS, He is a member of the Texas A&M Development
1-12 Foundation Advisory Committee and The Chancellor's 21st Century
1-13 Council and former chairman of the Texas A&M University College of
1-14 Engineering External Advisory and Development Council; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Chairman of the board and chief executive of TXU and
1-16 several of its subsidiaries, Mr. Nye has donated his time and
1-17 energies to many professional organizations; he has served as
1-18 chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute and second vice chairman
1-19 and board member of the Edison Electric Institute's Executive
1-20 Committee; moreover, he is a registered professional engineer and a
1-21 member of local, state, and American bar associations; and
1-22 WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas A&M University, Mr. Nye is a
1-23 member of the Development Council of The University of Texas at
1-24 Dallas and serves on the executive boards for the Cox School of
2-1 Business and School of Law, on the board of directors for the Tate
2-2 Lecture Series, and as a member of the Executive Advisory Council
2-3 of the Maguire Center for Ethics Policy and Public Responsibility
2-4 for Southern Methodist University; and
2-5 WHEREAS, Actively involved in a wide range of civic and
2-6 philanthropic organizations, he is a board member of the Dallas
2-7 Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of America, and North Texas Public
2-8 Broadcasting; he serves as a member of the Dallas Committee on
2-9 Foreign Relations, Salvation Army's Dallas County Advisory Board,
2-10 the YWCA Metropolitan Dallas Advisory Board, the Dallas Symphony
2-11 CEO Council, and others too numerous to mention; and
2-12 WHEREAS, His myriad accomplishments have earned him such
2-13 notable accolades as the American Jewish Committee's 1999
2-14 Humanitarian of the Year Award and the Longhorn Council of Boy
2-15 Scouts of America's 1998 Distinguished Citizen Award, as well as a
2-16 1998 Father of the Year Award; and
2-17 WHEREAS, This talented gentleman has rendered invaluable
2-18 service to The Texas A&M University System and countless other
2-19 organizations, and he is most deserving of special recognition as
2-20 he assumes his new position as chairman of The Texas A&M University
2-21 System board of regents; now, therefore, be it
2-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-23 Legislature hereby congratulate Erle A. Nye on becoming chairman of
2-24 the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System and extend
2-25 to him sincere best wishes for success and happiness in his future
2-26 endeavors; and, be it further
2-27 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-1 prepared for Mr. Nye as an expression of high regard by the Texas
3-2 House of Representatives.
Garcia
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1377 was adopted by the House on May
28, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House