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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An admired community leader received well-deserved |
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recognition when Dr. Cary A. Israel was named the 2009 Citizen of |
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the Year by the Plano Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1999, Dr. Israel has been president of the |
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Collin County Community College District (Collin College), in which |
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capacity he oversees the education of more than 46,000 students on |
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seven campuses in North Texas; during his tenure, Collin College |
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has frequently been recognized for the quality education it |
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provides, with its faculty members winning many notable awards; |
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Collin is home to three recipients of the U.S. Professor of the Year |
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honor, which is more than any other community college in the nation; |
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moreover, Dr. Israel is widely respected by his peers; he serves on |
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the executive and legislative committees of the Texas Association |
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of Community Colleges, the SunGard Higher Education Executive |
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Advisory Council, and the advisory council of the Center for |
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Community College Education of Texas A&M University--Commerce; he |
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further belongs to the advisory board of the University of North |
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Texas Bill J. Priest Center for Community College Education and is a |
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former president of Texas Campus Compact, a coalition of college |
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and university presidents; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his professional responsibilities, |
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Dr. Israel has found time to give back to his community in numerous |
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ways; he is a member of the board of trustees of the Medical Center |
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of Plano, the Texas Institute Advisory Board for Sustainable |
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Technology Research, the Plano Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, |
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and the Plano Rotary Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Israel has been named a Mentor by the Collin |
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County Children's Advocacy Center, and he is the recipient of the |
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Service Award from the Collin County League of United Latin |
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American Citizens; his honors also include two CEO of the Year |
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Awards from the American Association of Community College Trustees, |
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the Phi Theta Kappa Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction, the |
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Plano Community Forum Award, and a Special Award of Merit from the |
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Plano Chamber of Commerce, among many others; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished educator draws on a broad range of |
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experience; after earning a bachelor's degree with highest honors |
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from Michigan State University, he went on to attain his law degree |
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from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; his long and |
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successful career has included service as president of Raritan |
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Valley Community College in New Jersey, the Illinois Community |
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College System, and Front Range Community College in Colorado; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a decade, Dr. Cary Israel has played a |
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leading role in making Collin College one of the premier community |
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college systems in the nation while also benefiting residents of |
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the Plano area through his other endeavors, and it is indeed fitting |
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that his many contributions have been recognized with this |
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prestigious award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Cary A. Israel on being named |
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the 2009 Citizen of the Year by the Plano Chamber of Commerce and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Israel as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Taylor of Collin |
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Paxton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 741 was adopted by the House on March |
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8, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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