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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The graduating senior class at Baylor University has |
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named accounting professor Tim Thomasson the 2013 Collins |
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Outstanding Professor; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Thomasson is a clinical professor in accounting |
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and business law in Baylor's Hankamer School of Business; an |
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alumnus of the university, where he earned his bachelor's degree in |
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accounting and his master's degree in taxation, Mr. Thomasson began |
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his career as a tax manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; he |
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later worked at Close and Associates and at the Noble Corporation |
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before establishing his own public accounting firm, Tim Thomasson |
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and Shannon Thomasson, PC, in 2005; he has been a certified public |
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accountant since 1993; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed educator joined the Baylor faculty in |
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2009, and he currently serves on the Hankamer School's graduate |
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admissions committee and as an undergraduate accounting advisor; he |
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has authored articles in industry publications, including the |
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Journal of Accounting Education and the Journal of Accountancy, and |
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he is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American |
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Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Texas Society of |
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Certified Public Accountants; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Thomasson's recognition as the Collins |
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Outstanding Professor demonstrates the meaningful impact he has had |
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on his students, and the award provides a $10,000 stipend as well as |
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the opportunity to give a special lecture on a subject of his |
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choosing; on April 30, 2013, Mr. Thomasson delivered his address, |
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"How Do You Give Back to the Kingdom?," which concerned the lessons |
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learned by one company resulting from a direct question from |
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faith-based investors; and |
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WHEREAS, An exceptional teacher, Tim Thomasson challenges |
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his students to live up to their full potential, and he is indeed |
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deserving of this prestigious honor; 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 Tim Thomasson on being named the |
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2013 Collins Outstanding Professor by the Baylor University |
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graduating class of 2013 and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Thomasson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2783 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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