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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 11
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize Dr. Frank N. Bash on the occasion of his retirement 
as director of McDonald Observatory, which is operated by 
The University of Texas at Austin; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Bash has been director of McDonald Observatory 
since 1991 and was interim director from 1989 to 1991; and
	WHEREAS, He holds a bachelor's degree from Willamette 
University, a master's degree from Harvard University, and a 
doctoral degree from the University of Virginia; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Bash came to The University of Texas at Austin 
in 1967 as a postdoctoral researcher; a well-known and widely 
published specialist in radio astronomy, he became a member of 
the faculty in 1969 and served as chairman of the Department of 
Astronomy from 1982 to 1986; he was named to UTMost magazine's 
Teaching Excellence Hall of Fame in 1984 and in 1985 was named 
the Frank N. Edmunds Regents Professor of Astronomy; and
	WHEREAS, During his tenure at McDonald Observatory, 
Dr. Bash led the effort for the design, funding, and construction 
of the 11-meter Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the largest telescope in 
the world specializing in the study of light through spectroscopy; 
he has expanded public outreach programs, which include the 
visitors' center, which hosts around 130,000 visitors a year, a 
bimonthly magazine, and the syndicated two-minute "StarDate" radio
show heard by millions of people each day in English, Spanish, and 
German; and

	WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Frank Bash, McDonald 
Observatory has earned a reputation as one of the world's foremost 
astronomical research institutions and as a pioneer in public 
outreach and informal science education; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Bash is highly respected by his students and 
his colleagues in the field of astronomy, and he is truly worthy 
of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
78th Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend
Dr. Frank N. Bash for his outstanding service and extend to him 
best wishes for his future endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                       Shapleigh




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on July 8, 2003.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate