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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Drayton McLane, Jr., has received the Mirabeau |
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B. Lamar Medal for his dedication to the advancement of higher |
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education in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented each year by the Council of Public |
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University Presidents and Chancellors, the Independent Colleges |
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and Universities of Texas, and the Texas Association of Community |
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Colleges, the Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal was created in 1977 to |
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recognize individuals, foundations, and organizations that have |
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made extraordinary contributions to higher education in the Lone |
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Star State; previous recipients of this prestigious award include |
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Professor Barbara Jordan and Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McLane was nominated for the Lamar medal by the |
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presidents of Baylor University and the University of Mary-Hardin |
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Baylor for his outstanding financial support of those institutions; |
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his recent gifts toward the construction of new football stadiums |
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at both BU and UMHB are the largest in the history of both schools; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Further evidence of this dynamic Texan's largesse to |
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the academic community can be found in his donations to Austin |
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College, Dallas Baptist University, Temple College, and the Baylor |
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College of Medicine, where he sits on the board of trustees; he is |
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also a board director for the Bush School of Government and Public |
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Service at Texas A&M University and a member of the University |
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Cancer Foundation Board of Visitors with The University of Texas |
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M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Drayton McLane earned his bachelor's degree from |
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Baylor in 1958 and completed a master's degree at Michigan State |
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University the following year; today, he is chair of the McLane |
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Group and CEO of McLane Advanced Technologies; inducted into the |
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Texas Business Hall of Fame in 1992, he has also been recognized for |
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his civic achievements with numerous awards from city governments, |
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youth groups, industry associations, and student societies; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his passionate commitment to education and |
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his enduring generosity, Drayton McLane, Jr., has enriched the |
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scholastic experiences of countless students and contributed |
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immeasurably to developing the human resources of the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Drayton McLane, Jr., for his significant |
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contributions to higher education and congratulate him on receiving |
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the Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McLane as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 412 was adopted by the House on |
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February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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