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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 509
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Texas A&M University Department of Oceanography on |
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the occasion of its 60th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, The Department of Oceanography and Meteorology |
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was established at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of |
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Texas in 1949; it was the first academic department of |
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oceanography to be established on a United States college campus; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Department of Oceanography has mentored more |
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than 370 doctoral degree recipients and more than 500 master's |
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degree recipients, who have brought prestige and added luster to |
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the State of Texas and to Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, These graduates have contributed in many ways to |
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the prosperity and well-being of the citizens of this state |
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through their involvement in government, the offshore oil |
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industry, fisheries, and many other industries; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to its graduate program, the |
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department offers undergraduate oceanography courses to the many |
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undergraduate students at Texas A&M University, introducing them |
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to the science and the socioeconomic issues related to the marine |
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environment; and |
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WHEREAS, The department has provided faculty and staff |
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members to other universities in Texas, the United States, and |
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nations worldwide; and |
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WHEREAS, The department has long been recognized as the |
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leader in research of the Gulf of Mexico, and members of the |
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department have provided the lead for many international |
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research programs, including the Antarctic Biomass Program, the |
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International Southern Ocean Studies, and the World Ocean |
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Circulation Experiment; and |
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WHEREAS, The department has worked with numerous agencies |
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of the State of Texas and the United States to solve or avoid |
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problems related to the marine environment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commend the Texas A&M University Department |
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of Oceanography, its faculty, its research scientists, its |
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staff, and its students on their many notable accomplishments and |
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congratulate them on the 60th anniversary of the department; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the department in honor of this special occasion. |
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Ogden |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 24, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |