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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Distinguished professor and administrator Dr. Dale |
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A. Lunsford will become the sixth president of LeTourneau |
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University in Longview on July 1, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Tulsa, where he |
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earned his bachelor's degree in 1982 and his master's degree in |
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1985, Dale Lunsford received a doctorate in business administration |
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from Oklahoma State University in 1989; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1987 until 1999, he taught at the University of |
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Tulsa, reaching the rank of associate professor of marketing and |
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twice recognized as professor of the year; Dr. Lunsford was a |
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visiting scholar at the McCombs School of Business at The |
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University of Texas at Austin in 1999 and since 2000 has been an |
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associate professor of marketing at UT Tyler; he has been widely |
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published in professional journals of marketing and business; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2002, Dr. Lunsford was appointed vice president |
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for Student Affairs and External Relations at UT Tyler; responsible |
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for student affairs, public information and marketing, and |
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government relations, he has also overseen the construction of a |
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new student center, a student health clinic, and other buildings; |
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his efforts were instrumental in raising the school's enrollment as |
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well as increasing state and capital funding; and |
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WHEREAS, As ordained deacon, Dr. Lunsford is an active member |
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of Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler, where he has played a |
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prominent role in international missions; a loving husband to his |
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wife, Marsha, and a proud father to his daughters Rachel and Hannah, |
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Dr. Lunsford will no doubt appreciate their support as he takes on |
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this new role; and |
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WHEREAS, LeTourneau University is an interdenominational |
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Christian university, educating a future generation of teachers, |
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scientists, and engineers; taking over from the 21-year tenure of |
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Dr. Alvin O. Austin, Dr. Lunsford is uniquely qualified to build on |
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this institution's tradition of academic excellence and community |
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service; 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. Dale A. Lunsford on being named |
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the sixth president of LeTourneau University and extend best wishes |
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to him for a successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Lunsford as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |