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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Patricia L. Starck has served as dean of the |
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School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center |
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at Houston for 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Georgia, Patricia Starck completed her |
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associate's degree in nursing at Georgia Southwestern State |
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University and went on to earn bachelor's and master's degrees in |
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nursing at Emory University; she subsequently obtained her |
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doctorate in nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Starck has contributed significantly to |
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scholarship and research in her field, receiving 14 grant awards |
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for her work, publishing 45 journal articles, serving as editor on |
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18 publications, and collaborating on and leading 12 clinical |
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research projects and 6 education research projects for |
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instructional distribution; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of this accomplished woman, |
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student enrollment in the UTHSC at Houston School of Nursing has |
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nearly doubled; in addition, philanthropic giving has increased |
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more than twentyfold, the number of endowed scholarships has risen |
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from 2 to 24, the number of endowed chairs has grown from 1 to 13, 7 |
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research endowments have been created, and the faculty is almost |
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twice what it was when she began her tenure; the PARTNERS volunteer |
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support group, which Dean Starck founded, has played a key role in |
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this process, providing scholarships, endowed professorships, and |
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research funds and encouraging and supporting nursing students in |
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their studies; and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Starck has further contributed to the |
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development of numerous innovative programs, including the Women's |
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Health Care Nursing Program, the Pediatric Nursing Practitioner |
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Program, the Neonatal Nursing Program, the Acute Care Nursing |
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Program, the Adult Health Nursing Program, the Nurse Leadership and |
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Administration in Health Systems Program, the BSN BAC2 Degree |
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Program, which became independent in 2008, the Doctor of Science in |
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Nursing degree program, and the state's first Doctor of Nursing |
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Practice degree program; moreover, she has helped establish the |
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Center for Nursing Research, the Center on Aging, the Center for |
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Substance Abuse Prevention, Education and Research, and the |
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Biological Sciences Laboratory; and |
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WHEREAS, Adding to her achievements, Dean Starck recently |
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oversaw the construction of an award-winning 195,000-square-foot, |
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eight-floor LEED Gold Certified green building, which now houses |
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the School of Nursing; and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Starck has brought honor to the institution and |
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to herself as the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions: |
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the 2005 Health Policy Award, the Presidential Award for |
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Distinguished Contributions and Sterling Leadership from the XIV |
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Congress on Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy, the Griffin B. Bell |
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Distinguished Lecturer at Georgia Southwestern State University, |
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the Sister Bernadette Armiger Award from the American Association |
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of Colleges of Nursing, the Nursing Excellence Leadership Award |
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from the Houston Organization of Nurse Executives, the |
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Distinguished Professional Woman Award from The University of Texas |
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Health Science Center at Houston Committee on the Status of Women |
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1993, and the Collaboration Between Nursing Service and Education |
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Award from the Council of Deans/Directors and Nurse Executives; she |
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has also been named a Woman of Excellence by the Federation of |
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Houston Professional Women and an Outstanding Woman in Education by |
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the YWCA, and she belongs to such notable groups as Leadership |
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Texas, the Alumni Association of UTHSC at Houston School of |
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Nursing, Sigma Xi, Sigma Theta Tau, and Phi Kappa Phi societies, and |
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the American Academy of Nursing, of which she is a fellow; in |
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addition, the School of Nursing graduate degree program has been |
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ranked in the top five percent of graduate nursing programs in the |
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nation by the U.S. News & World Report 2010 edition of "America's |
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Best Graduate Schools"; and |
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WHEREAS, The UTHSC at Houston School of Nursing has benefited |
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immensely from the exemplary leadership of Patricia Starck, and her |
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outstanding efforts have made a positive and lasting difference in |
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the field of nursing in Texas; 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. Patricia L. Starck for her impressive |
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achievements as dean of The University of Texas Health Science |
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Center at Houston School of Nursing and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Starck as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2036 was adopted by the House on May |
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19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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