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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 297
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In Memory |
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James Larance Hill |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins citizens of |
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Austin in mourning the loss of Dr. James Larance Hill, who died |
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September 2, 2012, at the age of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, This dedicated champion of higher education and |
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progressive race relations was the first African American vice |
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president at The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Hill joined the university's faculty in 1993 |
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as associate vice president for administration and public |
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affairs; in 2000, he was appointed vice president for community |
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and school relations, and he remained in that position until his |
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retirement in 2007; he then continued to serve the university as |
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senior vice president, special assistant to the president; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure, he was responsible for the |
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management of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, the |
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University Interscholastic League, Community and School |
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Relations, University Outreach programs, and Pre-college Youth |
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Development; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Hill was also actively involved with the |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Statue Committee and the Barbara Jordan |
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Historical Essay Competition, and he was a founding member of the |
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Texas Alliance of Black School Educators; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Hill played a vital part in connecting The |
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University of Texas with other institutions of learning, and he |
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helped foster lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with |
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many neighbor universities and schools; and |
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WHEREAS, He was recognized with the Whitney Young Urban |
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League Award and the National Forum of Black Public |
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Administrators' Mark of Excellence Award, and the Black Faculty |
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and Staff Association honored him with the creation of the Dr. |
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James L. Hill Education Scholarship in 2001 and presented him |
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with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, This deeply committed mentor and role model will |
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be dearly missed by his wife of 62 years, Geraldine; their |
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daughter, Jacqueline Howard; his extended family; and many other |
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loved ones; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Dr. James Larance Hill; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Dr. James L. Hill. |
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Watson, Ellis, West |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 25, 2013, |
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by a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |