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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ismael Sosa, Jr., is retiring as president of |
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Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde on July 31, 2013, after |
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leading the institution for nearly a decade and a half and serving |
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as a faculty member and administrator at the school throughout his |
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impressive 45-year career; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Cotulla, Ismael Sosa attended Sul Ross |
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State University in Alpine, where he earned a bachelor's degree in |
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1967 and a master's degree the following year; he started his |
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notable tenure at SWTJC in 1968 as an English and Spanish |
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instructor, and over the years, he assumed greater responsibilities |
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as he was promoted to director of community services, assistant |
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dean of students, dean of student services, and then dean of |
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admissions and student services; he was named president of the |
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college in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sosa has overseen a number of achievements for |
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Southwest Texas Junior College, including significant growth in |
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enrollment and expanded facilities and course offerings in Uvalde, |
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Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Crystal City, Pearsall, and Hondo; the college |
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was also placed in the top 10 percent of community colleges in the |
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nation by the Aspen Institute in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Sosa has served as chair of the Rural Community |
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College Alliance, a national coalition of 160 schools; he is a |
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member of the National Council on Student Development and the Texas |
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Community College Teachers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in the greater community, he served on the |
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Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board for nine |
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years, including four years as its president, and as vice president |
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of the board of Education Service Center Region 20; he has been a |
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member of the board of the United Way of Uvalde, the Community |
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Council of Southwest Texas, the El Progreso Library, and the Dale |
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Evans Sheltered Day Care Center; he was named Uvaldean of the Year |
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by the Uvalde Chamber of Commerce in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Dr. Sosa draws inspiration |
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and support from his wife, Eunice, whom he met while studying at Sul |
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Ross; he is the proud father of three children, Dr. Virginia Sosa |
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Cox, Dr. Ismael Sosa III, and Joshua Sosa, and he has four beloved |
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grandchildren, Ryan Kenton Cox, Landon Cox, Jillian Alexis Sosa, |
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and Sophia Elisa Sosa; and |
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WHEREAS, Southwest Texas Junior College has been greatly |
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enriched by the dedication and vision that Dr. Ismael Sosa has |
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brought to the institution, and his contributions to his community |
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and the Lone Star State merit special recognition; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Ismael Sosa, Jr., on the occasion of |
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his retirement as president of Southwest Texas Junior College and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Sosa as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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King of Zavala |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1241 was adopted by the House on April |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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