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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jake B. Schrum is retiring as president of |
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Southwestern University on June 30, 2013, concluding a |
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distinguished 13-year tenure in which he helped the school achieve |
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a series of important goals; and |
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WHEREAS, Since beginning his service as the 14th president of |
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Southwestern University on July 1, 2000, Jake Schrum has furthered |
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the institution's long-standing commitment to educational |
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excellence while also preparing Southwestern for the future; his |
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leadership of the Thinking Ahead campaign, the largest fund-raising |
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project in the history of the university, has generated nearly $150 |
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million for initiatives aimed at supporting students and faculty, |
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increasing diversity, and enhancing the campus environment; these |
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funds have financed the construction and renovation of a number of |
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campus buildings and also enabled the university to launch its |
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signature Paideia program, which integrates the academic |
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curriculum with community experiences; and |
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WHEREAS, President Schrum has been instrumental in |
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developing relationships with other funding sources, including the |
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and in 2009 he helped Southwestern to |
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become the new home of the National Institute for Technology in |
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Liberal Education; moreover, this innovative administrator has |
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championed the goal of environmental sustainability, has overseen |
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an increase in the number of students from underrepresented groups, |
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and has worked to enhance campus life by expanding the university's |
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athletic offerings; and |
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WHEREAS, The insight that President Schrum has demonstrated |
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in his duties has been informed by his own educational experience; |
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after earning his bachelor's degree in psychology at Southwestern |
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in 1968, he went on to attain a master of divinity degree from Yale |
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University in 1973; he began his career as an administrator for two |
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Yale alumni associations and later became a fund-raiser for the |
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School of Divinity; he held other prominent administrative posts at |
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Muhlenberg College, Texas Wesleyan University, and Emory |
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University, and in the early 1980s he returned to Southwestern as |
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vice president of university relations; before accepting his |
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position as president of his alma mater, Mr. Schrum served as |
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president of Texas Wesleyan University for nine years; and |
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WHEREAS, President Schrum has established himself as a |
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national leader in higher education; he has held the office of |
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national board chair for the Council for the Advancement and |
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Support of Education, the Associated Colleges of the South, and the |
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Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, and he has been a |
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member of the boards of such organizations as the National |
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Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and the |
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American Council on Education; he presently serves as a trustee of |
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Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, as a member of the steering |
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committee for the American College & University Presidents' Climate |
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Commitment, and as a member of the board for the Campus to Community |
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Coalition of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2008, President Schrum was recognized for his |
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outstanding stewardship of Southwestern University with a Chief |
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Executive Leadership Award from the Council for the Advancement and |
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Support of Education; he has written and edited several books and is |
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a frequent lecturer and consultant on topics in higher learning; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Southwestern University has benefited immeasurably |
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from President Schrum's enterprising vision and unwavering |
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commitment to excellence, and he may indeed take great pride in his |
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myriad accomplishments as he prepares for the next exciting chapter |
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of his life; 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 Jake B. Schrum on his retirement as |
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president of Southwestern University and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Schrum as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Farney |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2908 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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