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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 121



	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 

recognizing Dr. Glen I. Bounds on the occasion of his retirement 

as president of the Dallas County Community College District's 

Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development; and



	WHEREAS, The institute serves as headquarters for programs 

designed to stimulate and support the economic development of 

Dallas County; Dr. Bounds was named the institute's provost in 

1988, and his title was changed to president in 1998; and



	WHEREAS, Dr. Bounds was a high school biology teacher for 

three years and then spent four years in biochemical sales and 

marketing; he returned to the field of education as an instructor 

at El Centro College in 1969; he later held various administrative

positions in the Dallas County Community College District, 

ranging from division chair of Science and Mathematics to dean 

of Instruction at Mountain View College; he also served as vice 

president of Instruction at North Lake College; and



	WHEREAS, In 1985, Dr. Bounds was appointed provost of the 

Business and Professional Institute, one of the five programs 

now headquartered in the Priest facility; the Small Business 

Development Center was placed under his supervision in 1986, and 

three years later, he assumed responsibility for the Job Training 

Center, funded by the Jobs Training Partnership Act; and



	WHEREAS, He also was responsible for implementation of the 

Business Incubation Center, the International Small Business 

Development Center, the Technology Assistance Center, and the 

Center for Government Contracting; and



	WHEREAS, Since 1992, the Bill J. Priest Institute has 

followed the Quality Texas Foundation criteria for achieving and

sustaining excellence in performance, quality, and customer 

satisfaction, a program patterned after the Malcolm Baldrige 

National Quality Award; in 2002, the institute succeeded in 

earning the Texas Award for Performance Excellence; and



	WHEREAS, Dr. Bounds is currently a member of the board of 

directors of the Quality Texas Foundation and previously served 

two years as a Texas Quality Award examiner; and



	WHEREAS, Dr. Glen I. Bounds is well known for his 

resourcefulness and his expertise in his field, and his 

leadership at the Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic 

Development will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it



	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 

79th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend 

Dr. Glen I. Bounds for his valuable contributions to the 

Dallas County Community College District's Bill J. Priest 

Institute for Economic Development and extend to him best 

wishes for the future; and, be it further



	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 

him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

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    President of the Senate

 

    I hereby certify that the 

above Resolution was adopted by 

the Senate on August 17, 2005.







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    Secretary of the Senate







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     Member, Texas Senate