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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ken Tasa is retiring as senior vice president of |
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academic and student affairs of Brazosport College in August 2013, |
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concluding a distinguished 40-year career with that institution; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas A&M University at Commerce, Dr. |
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Tasa earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry and physics, his |
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master's degree in chemistry, and his doctoral degree in community |
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college education; he taught science in the Lone Oak Independent |
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School District before joining the faculty at Brazosport College as |
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a chemistry professor in 1973; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Tasa became chair of the mathematics and science |
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division in 1991, and he was appointed to his present position seven |
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years later; throughout his tenure, he has placed a strong emphasis |
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on student success and helping to narrow the achievement gap; he has |
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developed numerous programs to address the changing needs of the |
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college and the community, and he has further shared his leadership |
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as president of the Brazosport College Faculty Assembly; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his profession, Dr. Tasa has served on |
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the advisory committee for the nuclear power technology degree |
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program at Wharton County Junior College, and he has been involved |
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in workshops and conferences for such organizations as the National |
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Institute for Staff & Organizational Development, the Texas |
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Community College Instructional Administrators, and the Texas |
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Association of College Technical Educators; he has also been |
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secretary of the chemistry section of the Texas Community College |
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Teachers Association, and he has served on advisory panels for the |
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National Science Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan has benefited the wider community |
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in a variety of roles; a Paul Harris Fellow of the Angleton Rotary |
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Club, he has shared his time as a member of the career and |
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technology advisory council for the Sweeny Independent School |
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District, and he has coached Junior Olympic girls softball; |
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moreover, he has served First United Methodist Church in Angleton |
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as treasurer and as chair of the finance committee, the |
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pastor-parish relations committee, and the administrative board; |
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in all his endeavors, he enjoys the support and encouragement of his |
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wife, Pat Tasa, and his daughters, Laura Tasa and Heather |
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Brizendine, and he is devoted to his two-year-old grandson, Gage |
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Brizendine; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of more than four decades, Ken Tasa |
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has set high standards to which all educators may aspire, and his |
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accomplishments as an administrator, teacher, and mentor have |
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earned him the lasting respect and admiration of his colleagues and |
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students alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Ken Tasa |
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on his retirement as Brazosport College senior vice president of |
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academic and student affairs and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Tasa as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 66 was adopted by the House on July |
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25, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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