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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Dana Gibson is being installed as the 13th |
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president of Sam Houston State University at an investiture |
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ceremony on March 8, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gibson became the first female president of the |
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institution when she assumed office on September 1, 2010, after a |
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unanimous vote of the Texas State University System Board of |
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Regents; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of the Lone Star State, Dana Gibson earned |
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her bachelor's degree and M.B.A. from Texas Woman's University and |
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her Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Arlington; she became a |
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certified public accountant in 1984 and began her distinguished |
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career in higher education two years later as a lecturer in |
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accounting and management information systems at Texas Woman's |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gibson went on to serve TWU as an associate |
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professor, as associate vice president of finance and |
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administration, and as university controller before being named |
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vice president of academic and information services; she later |
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joined the staff of the University of Colorado Denver, where she |
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oversaw a budget of more than $700 million as vice chancellor for |
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administration and finance; and |
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WHEREAS, Continuing her work in administration, Dr. Gibson |
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served as vice president for business and finance at Southern |
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Methodist University, and in 2007, she was appointed president of |
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National University in San Diego; while guiding the California |
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school, she facilitated program accreditation efforts and promoted |
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the analysis of online education efforts related to academic |
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quality and service to students; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2009, Dr. Gibson brought her wealth of experience |
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to Sam Houston State University; in her initial role as vice |
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president of finance and operations, she administered many of the |
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institution's business functions, including the controller's |
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office, budget, auxiliary operations, procurement, property, |
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public safety, parking, human resources, facilities management, |
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construction and planning, information resources, and |
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institutional research and assessment; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her career, Dr. Gibson has earned |
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a number of honors for her exceptional work; in addition to being |
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named a TWU Distinguished Alumna and SMU Administrator of the Year, |
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she has received the International Award for the Innovative Use of |
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Imaging Technology in Higher Education and the Notable Contribution |
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to Information Systems Literature Award from the American |
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Accounting Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Dana Gibson is uniquely qualified to build on the |
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rich tradition of excellence at Sam Houston State University, and |
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her dedication and proven leadership ability are sure to benefit |
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students, staff, and faculty members alike; 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. Dana Gibson on her installation |
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as president of Sam Houston State University and extend to her |
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sincere best 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. Gibson as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Kolkhorst |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 745 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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