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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. David McKee, retired professor of marine |
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biology at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, has been named |
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professor emeritus by The Texas A&M University System Board of |
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Regents; and |
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WHEREAS, Emeritus status is conferred on select former |
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faculty members and administrators in recognition of their |
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significant contributions to the educational community; many of |
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these distinguished educators continue to serve the university |
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during their retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the A&M--Corpus Christi faculty for more |
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than a quarter-century, Dr. McKee made a lasting impression on the |
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Department of Life Sciences, helping to develop the current |
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master's program in fisheries and mariculture, implementing the |
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annual assessment of Oso Bay, and acquiring approximately $2 |
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million in external funding for student research; in addition, he |
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served as the university's representative on the South Texas |
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Regional Agriculture Council, as faculty sponsor of the A&M--Corpus |
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Christi Fisheries and Aquaculture Society, and as chair of the |
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Student Activities Committee of the U.S. Chapter of the World |
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Aquaculture Society; he has published two books and is currently |
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working on his third; and |
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WHEREAS, Held in high esteem by his colleagues, Dr. McKee is |
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a recipient of the Conservation and Environmental Stewardship Award |
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from the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his myriad endeavors in behalf of Texas A&M |
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University--Corpus Christi, Dr. David McKee has contributed |
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immeasurably to advancing the mission of that school, and he is |
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indeed deserving of this most recent accolade; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. David McKee on his designation |
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as professor emeritus at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. McKee as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |