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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jon N. Moline is retiring as president of Texas |
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Lutheran University on May 31, 2007, concluding a noteworthy |
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13-year tenure that has seen many important and impressive changes |
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at the institution; and |
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WHEREAS, A Fort Worth native, Dr. Moline was named university |
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president on August 1, 1994, and under his leadership the former |
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Texas Lutheran College has experienced unprecedented growth, |
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including a 53 percent increase in enrollment and a 200 percent |
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increase in the school's endowment, while also successfully |
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transitioning from college to university status; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Moline has overseen the construction of several |
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major facilities and the renovation of many other campus buildings; |
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other initiatives include the installation of a campus-wide |
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computer network, the automation of the university's library, the |
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reinstatement of intercollegiate football, and the addition of two |
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women's intercollegiate sports; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Austin College, Dr. Moline earned a |
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Ph.D. in philosophy from Duke University in 1964 and holds an |
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honorary doctor of humane letters degree, which he received from |
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Austin College in 1995; from 1987 to 1994, he was vice president and |
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dean of the college at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Moline's academic career includes more than 20 |
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years on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where |
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he rose to become a full professor of philosophy and chair of the |
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department of philosophy; he also served as an associate member of |
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the department of classics, professor of environmental studies, and |
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chair of the environmental studies program, and he was elected to |
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the executive committee of the faculty senate; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in higher education's national scene, Dr. |
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Moline has served on the National Board of the Fund for the |
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Improvement of Postsecondary Education and the National Council on |
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the Humanities; he currently serves on the board of trustees of the |
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Southwest Research Institute and the board of directors of the |
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Council of Independent Colleges; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Moline has benefited from |
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the love and support of his wife, Sandra, and it is fitting that |
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this couple be honored with the dedication of the Jon and Sandra |
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Moline Center for Servant Leadership; the center, which was |
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established by Dr. Moline in 2005, helps connect the university's |
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students with an array of service learning opportunities in an |
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effort to promote personal and professional growth and an |
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understanding of the importance of providing leadership through |
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service to others; and |
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WHEREAS, Jon Moline has made a profound and undeniable |
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difference during his 13 years as president of Texas Lutheran |
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University, and the occasion of his retirement offers a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Jon N. Moline on his retirement as |
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president of Texas Lutheran University and commend him for his |
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myriad contributions to the success and growth of the university; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Moline as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Kuempel |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 772 was adopted by the House on March |
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28, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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