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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Zachary R. Hodges, the president of Houston |
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Community College-Northwest, celebrated his 61st birthday on |
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August 24, 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1947, in Durant, Oklahoma, to Hugh and Mary |
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Jane Hodges, Zach Hodges soon moved with his parents to Garland, |
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where his father owned a sporting goods store; and |
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WHEREAS, The first person in his family to finish college, |
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Dr. Hodges earned a bachelor's degree in history and a master's |
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degree and a doctorate in counseling, all from Texas A&M |
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University-Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Hodges has been a leader in the field of higher |
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education for 36 years, with 32 of those years of service in the |
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Houston Community College System; the president of HCC-Northwest |
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since 1995, he was named an American Council on Education Fellow in |
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1992 and served as chair of the Council of Fellows from 1999 to |
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2000; and |
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WHEREAS, This exemplary educator's professional achievements |
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also include his graduation from the American Association of |
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Community Colleges President's Academy and the League for |
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Innovation Executive Leadership Institute; a participant in |
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Leadership Houston and the American Leadership Forum, he has been a |
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member of the statewide committee "Visioning for the 21st Century" |
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for the Texas A&M University College of Agriculture as well as the |
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Commission for Leadership and Instructional Effectiveness for the |
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American Council on Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite his busy professional life, Dr. Hodges has |
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found time to give back to his community, serving on boards for the |
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United Way, Katy Medical Center, Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum, |
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Houston West Chamber of Commerce, West Houston Medical Center, and |
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Katy and Spring Branch school districts; moreover, he has served as |
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chair of the Mustang District of the Boy Scouts of America; his |
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leadership and generosity have been recognized with the Citizen of |
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the Year Award from the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce in 2005 and |
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with the Pinnacle Award from the Houston West Chamber of Commerce in |
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2006; and |
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WHEREAS, A devoted husband to his wife, Ana, and a loving |
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father to their daughters, Krissie and Emily, Zach Hodges is an |
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exemplary educator and a leader in his community whose dedication, |
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professionalism, and commitment to excellence have greatly |
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benefited his fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Zachary R. Hodges on the |
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occasion of his 61st birthday and extend to him best wishes for |
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continued happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Hodges as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |