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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 496
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Dr. Ron Tyler, who is retiring on April 1, 2011, after |
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many years of outstanding service as director of the Amon Carter |
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Museum of American Art; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tyler began his service to the museum in 1969 |
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and served as curator and assistant director for collections and |
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programs for more than 17 years; he then served as a professor of |
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history at The University of Texas at Austin for 20 years before |
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returning to the museum to assume the duties of director; and |
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WHEREAS, Under his expert leadership, the museum's |
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collection has grown through numerous valuable acquisitions of |
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American art; the museum has also undergone extensive renovation |
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and updating, and its educational programs and online presence |
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have expanded dramatically; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tyler has published many articles in scholarly |
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publications and has organized numerous major exhibitions; he is |
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in much demand as a lecturer on exploration art, American and |
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Western art and history, and John James Audubon; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tyler is the editor and author of more than |
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two dozen books, including Alfred Jacob Miller: Artist as |
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Explorer and The Image of America in Caricature and Cartoon; he
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has received numerous awards for his work, including the Texas |
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State Historical Association's Coral H. Tullis Award for the best |
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book on Texas history for The Big Bend: A History of the Last |
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Texas Frontier; and
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WHEREAS, An exemplary historian and administrator, he is |
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respected and admired by his colleagues, and his presence at the |
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Amon Carter Museum of American Art will be greatly missed; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Ron Tyler on his exceptional |
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service as director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art and |
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extend to him best wishes for continued success in all his future |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from 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 March 15, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |