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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Raymond M. Hawkins is retiring as president of |
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Lone Star College-Tomball on August 31, 2009, concluding an |
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outstanding career in higher education that has spanned more than |
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four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, This skilled administrator earned a doctorate at The |
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University of Texas at Austin in 1972; building on five years of |
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teaching experience, he entered the field of administration, |
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serving in academic leadership positions for 10 years before |
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becoming president of Tyler Junior College in 1981; he completed |
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the Community College Leadership Program at UT-Austin in 1988 and |
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three years later was appointed president of Lone Star |
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College-Tomball; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to higher education, Dr. Hawkins |
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has held leadership roles in a number of professional organizations |
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through the years; he has served on the Executive Committee of the |
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American Association of Community Colleges and on the board of the |
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Southern Association of Community, Junior, and Technical Colleges; |
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in addition, he was president of the Texas Association of Community |
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Colleges and of the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Hawkins has also given generously of his time |
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and talents in behalf of the wider community as chair of the United |
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Ways of Texas, chair of the Texas Commission for National and |
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Community Service, and chair of the East Texas Economic Development |
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Commission; moreover, he has held the office of president of the |
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Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and of the Texas Foundation for |
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Volunteerism and Community Service and served on the board of the |
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Community College National Center for Community Engagement; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Hawkins enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Patricia Hawkins, and a beloved family that |
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includes five children and six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Lone Star College-Tomball has been greatly enriched |
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by the dedication and expertise that Dr. Hawkins has brought to the |
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office of president, and over the past 40 years, his commitment to |
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higher education and to his community has benefited countless |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Raymond |
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Hawkins on his retirement as president of Lone Star College-Tomball |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Hawkins as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |