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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 879
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WHEREAS, Dr. Patricia L. Starck has served The University |
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of Texas Health Science Center at Houston as Dean of the School of |
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Nursing in an exemplary manner for 25 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Georgia, Dean Starck completed her |
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associate of science degree in nursing at Georgia Southwestern |
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College in Americus, Georgia; she received her bachelor of |
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science degree in nursing and her master of science degree in |
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nursing from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and received |
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her doctor of science degree in nursing from the University of |
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Alabama at Birmingham; and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Starck has made significant contributions to |
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scholarship and research in her field, receiving 14 grant awards |
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for her work; she has published 45 articles for journals, has |
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published and served as editor on 18 publications, and has |
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collaborated on and led 12 clinical research projects and six |
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education research projects for instructional distribution; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of this accomplished woman, |
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student enrollment in the school of nursing has nearly doubled; |
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philanthropic giving has increased more than twenty-fold; the |
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number of endowed scholarships has risen from two to 24 and the |
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number of endowed chairs from one to 13, and seven research |
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endowments have been created; the number of faculty has nearly |
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doubled; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Dean Starck's guidance, a new award-winning |
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195,000-square-foot, eight-floor LEED Gold-Certified green |
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building has been constructed to house the school of nursing, |
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which formerly occupied three floors of an office building; and |
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WHEREAS, Under her leadership, the school of nursing has |
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established the Women's Health Care Nursing Program; the Center |
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for Nursing Research; the Center on Aging; the Pediatric Nursing |
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Practitioner Program; the Neonatal Nursing Program; the Acute |
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Care Nursing Program; the Adult Health Nursing Program; the |
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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Education, and Research; |
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the Biological Sciences Laboratory; the Nursing Leadership and |
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Administration Program; the BSN BAC2 Degree Program, which |
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became independent in 2008; the doctor of science in nursing |
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degree program; and the first doctor of nursing practice degree |
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program in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Starck established PARTNERS volunteer |
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support group, which generously contributes to the school of |
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nursing through scholarships, endowed professorships, and |
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research funds and encourages, nurtures, and supports nursing |
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students in their studies; and |
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WHEREAS, The school of nursing graduate degree program has |
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been named as among the top five percent of graduate nursing |
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programs in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report 2010 |
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edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools"; and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Starck has brought honor to the institution |
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and to herself as the recipient of numerous awards and |
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distinctions, including the 2005 Health Policy Award; the |
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Presidential Award for Distinguished Contributions and Sterling |
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Leadership; the XIV Congress on Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy; the |
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Griffin B. Bell Distinguished Lecturer, Georgia Southwestern |
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State University; the Sister Bernadette Armiger Award, American |
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Association of Colleges of Nursing; the Nursing Excellence |
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Leadership Award, Houston Organization of Nurses; the |
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Distinguished Professional Woman's Award, The University of |
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Texas Health Science Center at Houston Committee on the Status of |
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Women 1993; the Collaboration Between Nursing Service and |
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Education Award, Council Deans/Directors and Nurse Executives; |
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Woman of Excellence, Federation of Business and Professional |
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Women; Outstanding Woman in Education, YWCA Honoree; Leadership |
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Texas; Lifetime Membership, Alumni Association, The University |
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of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing; she |
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is also a member of Sigma Xi, Sigma Theta Tau, and Phi Kappa Phi |
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societies, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dean Starck has shown exemplary leadership in |
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addressing the nursing shortage crisis, working tirelessly to |
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ensure passage of the doctor of nursing practice program in order |
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to provide for the education of nurses to serve this region now |
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and in the future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby honor Dr. Patricia L. Starck for her |
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outstanding achievements as Dean of The University of Texas |
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Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing and her |
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contributions to the health of Texans and countless others |
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through her leadership in nursing education and commend her for |
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her professional accomplishments; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Dr. Starck as an expression of high regard by the Texas Senate. |
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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 May 8, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |