SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 768
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in
  recognizing Dr. John Ellis Price, who is leaving his post as
  president of the University of North Texas at Dallas; and
         WHEREAS, This outstanding administrator and distinguished
  scholar has provided exceptional leadership for more than a
  decade, from the earliest days of the university's inception up
  through its first years as an independent institution; and
         WHEREAS, Throughout these formative years, Dr. Price has
  overseen the evolution of this fledgling university with great
  dedication and foresight; having served the University of North
  Texas System and the Dallas campus as executive director, vice
  provost, vice chancellor, and president-designate, he was named
  the founding president of the University of North Texas at Dallas
  in 2010; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Price has long been respected among his peers
  and students; in his prior career in business education, he served
  as a department chair, a dean, and a professor of accounting; he
  holds bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from the
  University of Southern Mississippi, and he earned a doctorate in
  accounting from North Texas State University in Denton in 1981; and
         WHEREAS, Among his many prestigious honors, Dr. Price has
  twice received the Outstanding Teaching Award given by the
  University of North Texas College of Business Administration; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Price's unwavering stewardship of the
  University of North Texas at Dallas will remain among his
  greatest distinctions, and he is indeed deserving of high
  praise as a visionary and as an exemplary administrator; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd
  Legislature, hereby commend Dr. John Ellis Price on his
  exceptional service as president of the University of North Texas
  at Dallas and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
  Dr. Price as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
 
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    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 3, 2013.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate