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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An esteemed educator and administrator, Dr. Kay |
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Eggleston was appointed president of Richland College in May 2012; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After serving as interim president for more than two |
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years, Dr. Eggleston was named president by the Dallas County |
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Community College District board of trustees; among her |
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accomplishments as interim president were reorganizing operations, |
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reducing the operating budget, and securing grant support for |
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several national education practice initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Eggleston joined the administration of Richland |
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College in 1998 as vice president for community and economic |
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development; she went on to serve as vice president for |
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institutional effectiveness and economic development before being |
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named executive vice president and chief operating officer in |
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September 2008; during this time, Richland became the first |
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community college in the country to receive the Malcolm Baldrige |
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National Quality Award and the first accredited higher education |
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institution in Texas to receive the Texas Award for Performance |
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Excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to her profession, Dr. Eggleston has |
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served on a number of statewide higher education committees and |
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task forces and is currently a member of the American Association of |
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Community Colleges' National Commission on Communications and |
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Marketing; she is the recipient of numerous honors, including the |
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Carl M. Nelson Administrative Leadership Award from the Texas |
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Association of Community Colleges, and she has been selected as |
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Administrator of the Year by both the Dallas County Community |
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College District and Richland College; and |
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WHEREAS, She has also given generously of her time and |
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talents to the community as a member of the Richardson Chamber of |
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Commerce advisory board and board of directors and the Garland |
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Chamber of Commerce board of directors; a graduate of Leadership |
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Richardson, she further contributes to her fellow citizens through |
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her involvement in the Richardson Rotary Club and Altrusa |
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International, Inc. of Downtown Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Eggleston holds bachelor's and master's degrees |
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in nursing as well as a doctoral degree in management and |
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administrative sciences from The University of Texas at Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Richland College continues to gain immeasurably |
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from the astute guidance and steady hand of Dr. Kay Eggleston, and |
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it is indeed a pleasure to acknowledge her ongoing role in advancing |
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the success of that institution; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kay Eggleston on her |
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appointment as president of Richland College and commend her for |
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her leadership; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Eggleston as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Carter |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 916 was adopted by the House on March |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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