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