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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. James O. Standley has served as a dean at Stephen |
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F. Austin State University for 28 years, making him the |
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longest-serving academic dean in the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1965 graduate of SFA with a bachelor's degree in |
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sociology and psychology, Dr. Standley earned his master's degree |
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in criminology from Sam Houston State University in 1968 and his |
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doctorate in sociology in 1973 from Texas A&M University, which |
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recently recognized him as an outstanding graduate; moreover, Dr. |
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Standley is an alumnus of the Institute for Management and |
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Leadership in Education at Harvard; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1972, he became an assistant professor of |
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sociology at Texas State University, where he was recognized with a |
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University Teaching Excellence Award; four years later, he was |
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appointed chair of the school's Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Standley was hired by Stephen F. Austin State |
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University in 1979 to establish and direct the new College of |
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Applied Arts and Sciences; to that end, he successfully |
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consolidated several programs, including communications, criminal |
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justice, military science, and social work, under the heading of |
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the new college; and |
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WHEREAS, Briefly serving as interim dean of the College of |
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Fine Arts, he played an instrumental role in the renovation of the |
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music building and demonstrated his commitment to the student body |
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by attending every senior recital of the music department; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2005, after serving as an academic dean for more |
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than 25 years, Dr. Standley was preparing to return to teaching when |
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the university asked him to oversee the merging of the College of |
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Applied Arts and Sciences with the College of Liberal Arts, a |
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project he has recently completed; currently serving as the dean of |
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the College of Liberal and Applied Arts, he has overseen four |
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colleges at SFA over the years; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to being an indispensable member of the |
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administration at SFA, Dr. Standley has also contributed to other |
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universities as a speaker and consultant, sharing his vast |
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experience in such topics as strategic planning, faculty |
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development, and program assessment; he is active as well in his |
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community, serving as a school board member, a division chair of the |
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United Way, and a district chair of the Boy Scouts of America; and |
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WHEREAS, In his long and productive career, this dynamic and |
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innovative administrator has contributed immeasurably to higher |
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education in the State of Texas, and SFA continues to benefit from |
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his deep commitment to the school; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. James O. Standley for nearly three |
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decades of service as an academic dean at Stephen F. Austin State |
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University and extend to him best wishes for continued success; |
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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. Standley as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |