SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 545
         WHEREAS, James D. Spaniolo is retiring as president of The
  University of Texas at Arlington after nearly a decade of
  exemplary service; and
 
         WHEREAS, Jim Spaniolo became the seventh president of The
  University of Texas at Arlington in 2004, and under his skillful
  leadership, the university has experienced considerable growth
  in enrollment and has created more than 100 new faculty
  positions; the school has also benefited from a three-fold
  increase in its research expenditures, which now total more than
  $70 million, and private donations to the school have quadrupled;
  moreover, Mr. Spaniolo has overseen construction and renovation
  projects for over a dozen buildings, with new facilities that
  include an expansive engineering and science research complex
  and a 7,000-seat special events center; and
 
         WHEREAS, This noteworthy administrator holds a bachelor's
  degree in political science from Michigan State University and
  both a master's degree in public administration and a juris
  doctorate from the University of Michigan; he began his career in
  law and served as associate general counsel for the American
  Newspaper Publishers Association, in addition to founding its
  legal department; in 1977, Mr. Spaniolo joined Knight-Ridder,
  Inc., as an attorney and newspaper executive, and after more than
  a decade in that position, he became the vice president and chief
  program officer of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation,
  the largest media-related private foundation in the country; and
 
         WHEREAS, In 1996, Mr. Spaniolo was appointed dean of the
  College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State
  University; during his eight-year tenure there, he oversaw five
  departments, more than 100 faculty and staff, nearly 4,000
  students, and an annual budget exceeding $10 million; along the
  way, he helped to establish the college's Quello Center for
  Telecommunication Management and Law and served as a professor in
  the School of Journalism; and
 
         WHEREAS, A respected member of the North Texas community
  for the past nine years, Mr. Spaniolo serves on the executive
  committee of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and is a board
  member for numerous other area organizations, including the
  North Texas Commission, the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation, and
  North Texas Leaders and Executives Advocating Diversity; and
 
         WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Arlington has
  benefited immeasurably from the vision, dedication, and
  expertise of President James Spaniolo, and his contributions
  will continue to resonate in the years to come; now, therefore,
  be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
  Legislature, hereby congratulate James D. Spaniolo on his
  retirement as president of The University of Texas at Arlington
  and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
  further
 
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Spaniolo as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas Senate.
 
 
 
Hancock
 
 
Birdwell Duncan West
 
Davis Nelson Zaffirini
 
Seliger
 
 
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    ______________________________ 
       President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 26, 2013.
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       Secretary of the Senate