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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ricardo Romo is celebrating his 10th anniversary |
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as president of The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Alamo City, Ricardo Romo graduated |
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from Louis W. Fox Academic and Technical High School and attended |
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The University of Texas at Austin; he later earned a master's degree |
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from Loyola Marymount University and a doctoral degree from the |
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University of California, Los Angeles, and he published "East Los |
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Angeles: History of a Barrio"; in 1980, he returned to UT Austin to |
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teach history before he was named vice provost for undergraduate |
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education, and from 1987 to 1993, he directed the Texas office of |
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the Tomas Rivera Center at Trinity University; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Romo was appointed president of UTSA in 1999, |
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and during his tenure, enrollment has increased by 50 percent and |
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the institution has been recognized as a leader in "Closing the |
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Gaps," the statewide initiative to enroll more Texans in college; |
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in addition, UTSA has added numerous facilities, including a |
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Recreation/Wellness building and a 1,000-bed Olympic village-style |
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housing complex, as well as various student support programs; among |
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Dr. Romo's future goals for the university are to double the current |
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number of tenured and tenure-track faculty by 2012, to develop |
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additional doctoral programs and research institutes, to launch the |
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approved Athletic Initiative Business Plan, and to construct nearly |
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$750 million in facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, This distinguished administrator was appointed by |
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President George W. Bush to the President's Board of Advisers on |
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities, by Secretary of State |
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Colin Powell to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and |
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Cultural Organization, and by Governor Rick Perry to the Commission |
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for College Ready Texas; moreover, Dr. Romo has been active in many |
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local organizations, including the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of |
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Commerce, which he served as chair, as well as the board of the |
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Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the United Way; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, he enjoys the love and |
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support of his wife and UTSA colleague, Dr. Harriett Romo, and he |
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takes great pride in their two children, Carlos and Anadelia; and |
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WHEREAS, UTSA has gained immeasurably from Dr. Romo's |
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dedication and vision over the past decade, and it is a privilege to |
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recognize his ongoing contributions to higher education in the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Ricardo Romo on his 10th anniversary |
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as president of The University of Texas at San Antonio and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Romo as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Leibowitz |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2027 was adopted by the House on May |
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13, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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