SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 80

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join Texas Christian University in celebrating the career of former Horned Frog Dr. James Cash, Jr., on January 29, 2011; and

WHEREAS, James Cash, Jr., became the first African American in the Southwest Conference when he signed an athletic letter of intent to play basketball at Texas Christian University in 1965; he is one of only 30 players in the university's history to reach the 1,000-point milestone; he finished his career in fifth place on the Frogs' all-time scoring list, still holds fourth place on the program's career rebounding chart with 856, and helped the Frogs win the 1967-1968 Southwest Conference championship title; and

WHEREAS, While he was setting records on the basketball court, he was also earning honors in the classroom; he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Texas Christian University and a master's degree in computer science and a doctorate in management information systems and accounting from Purdue University; and

WHEREAS, He joined the faculty of the Harvard Business School in 1976; he was the first African American to become a full professor at the school, where he held the James E. Robison chair and also served as senior associate dean; during his tenure, he taught in all the major programs of the business school and helped build the school's curriculum in the area of computer-based technology; he also served as chairman of the master of business administration program, the Harvard Business School Publishing Company, and Baker Library; he retired from the business school in 2003; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Cash serves on a number of public, private, and nonprofit boards of directors, including those of General Electric, Wal-Mart, the Boston Celtics, the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation; a Harvard professor emeritus, he runs personal development programs for executives in Global 500 organizations, and he is a widely published author on the strategic use of information technology in the service sector; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd Legislature, hereby commend Dr. James Cash, Jr., on his outstanding accomplishments as a Texas Christian University All-American basketball star and on his exemplary career as a leader in academia and business; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Davis

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on January 24, 2011.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate