H.R. No. 1372

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Texas A&M University--San Antonio has greatly
	benefited from the dynamic leadership of Dr. Maria Hernandez
	Ferrier, the institution's inaugural president; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Ferrier assumed the presidency on February 12,
	2010, having served for two years as executive director and interim
	president during A&M--San Antonio's transition from a system center
	to a stand-alone university; in addition to guiding the campus
	through that transformative period, she has provided effective
	stewardship of institutional resources and has nurtured strategic
	partnerships with businesses and community members as well as with
	local, state, and national leaders; committed to serving the needs
	of area students, she has worked to promote A&M--San Antonio's
	expansion from a center offering only upper-level courses to a
	comprehensive four-year undergraduate school; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed administrator is a graduate of Our
	Lady of the Lake University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in
	speech and a master's degree in guidance and counseling; she went on
	to complete her doctorate in educational administration at Texas
	A&M and spent 20 years working as a counselor and speech therapist
	in San Antonio schools; and
	WHEREAS, In 1992, after working for the Corporation for
	National and Community Service under President George H. W. Bush,
	Dr. Ferrier was named Director of Bilingual Education and Minority
	Language Affairs for the U.S. Department of Education; President
	George W. Bush appointed her in 2002 to direct an office within the
	department that focused on students with limited English
	proficiency; accepting increasing responsibility through the
	years, she was eventually named assistant deputy secretary of the
	department, and in that role, she served as a principal advisor to
	the secretary and as a liaison between the department and the
	business community; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Ferrier's other accomplishments include helping
	to develop and implement such programs as City Year, a national
	service organization that became the model for AmeriCorps, and
	Partners in Pride, the first in-school mentoring program in Texas;
	moreover, she initiated the first elementary school chapter of
	Students Against Driving Drunk; and
	WHEREAS, Highly active in professional and civic groups, Dr.
	Ferrier has shared her expertise as a member of the Council of
	Public University Presidents and Chancellors and as co-chair of the
	National Leadership Team for the Hispanic Association of Colleges
	and Universities; she currently holds seats on the boards of a
	variety of organizations, among them the Chamber Orchestra of San
	Antonio, the United Way of San Antonio, Southwest General Hospital,
	and the Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Ferrier is the recipient of numerous accolades,
	including a 2011 Golden Deeds Award from the Administrative
	Leadership Institute, a 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from the
	San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and a 2003 Hispanic
	Heritage Award from the Department of Labor; in 1999, she was
	selected as the first distinguished visiting professor for the
	doctoral program of the Center for Leadership Studies at Our Lady of
	the Lake University; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Maria Ferrier has rendered outstanding service
	to A&M--San Antonio, and her vision and acumen are certain to be of
	tremendous value as the institution continues to build on its
	record of excellence; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Dr. Maria Hernandez Ferrier on her
	contributions to Texas A&M University--San Antonio and extend to
	her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Dr. Ferrier as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Farias
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1372 was adopted by the House on April
	24, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House