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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Baker Pattillo has been named the eighth |
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president to lead Stephen F. Austin State University, and this |
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notable achievement offers a fitting opportunity to reflect on the |
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outstanding record of leadership and the wealth of experience he |
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brings to his new post; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Arp, Baker Pattillo began his own |
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college studies by earning an associate's degree from Tyler Junior |
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College; he then enrolled at Stephen F. Austin State University, |
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beginning his long association with the Nacogdoches campus; after |
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receiving a bachelor's degree in English and history and a master's |
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degree in education from SFA, he subsequently earned a doctoral |
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degree in educational administration from Texas A&M University in |
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1971; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Pattillo joined the administration of Stephen F. |
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Austin State University in 1966 as the assistant director of |
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placement and student financial aid; he went on to benefit the SFA |
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community in several different capacities, becoming dean of student |
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services, vice president for student affairs, and vice president |
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for university affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of these assignments, Dr. Pattillo focused on |
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serving the needs of the university's students, and his superior |
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abilities as an administrator were acknowledged with his unanimous |
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appointment by the SFA Board of Regents to the position of interim |
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president in July 2006; since that time, his myriad accomplishments |
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include building an effective executive management team by drawing |
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on the university's senior leaders, increasing faculty and staff |
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salaries, and allocating funds to update SFA's computer resources; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing Dr. Pattillo's longstanding commitment |
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to the improvement and success of Stephen F. Austin State |
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University, the board of regents selected him as president in |
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January 2007; this appointment will allow this accomplished |
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educator to continue to bring improvements to the university and to |
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guide the institution with the insight and sensitivity that he has |
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developed throughout more than 40 years of service in the field of |
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higher education; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Baker Pattillo on being named |
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the eighth president of Stephen F. Austin State University and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for success in this vital |
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position; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Pattillo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Christian |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 968 was adopted by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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