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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gary Mounce is retiring from The University of |
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Texas--Pan American in 2015, drawing to a close a notable career in |
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academia that has spanned more than half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mounce earned his bachelor's degree at Oklahoma |
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State University in 1960, his master's degree at the University of |
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California, Berkeley in 1964, and his doctorate at The University |
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of Texas at Austin in 1977, all in political science; and |
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WHEREAS, After working as a teaching assistant at The |
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University of Texas in the 1960s, Dr. Mounce went on to serve as an |
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assistant professor at St. Mary's University from 1968 to 1972, and |
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during that time, he was a visiting professor at Trinity University |
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from 1970 to 1971 and at Incarnate Word College from 1971 to 1972; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since the fall of 1974, Dr. Mounce has been a member |
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of the political science department at The University of Texas--Pan |
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American, where over the past four decades he has taught a variety |
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of courses in the politics of Latin America; he has also served the |
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department on several committees, and he has been a member of the |
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UTPA faculty senate and the university's Publications Board, |
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Library Committee, Latin American Studies Committee, and |
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International Committee; additionally, he was a visiting professor |
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at Universidad de las Americas in Cholula, Mexico, from 1979 to |
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1981; and |
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WHEREAS, This respected educator is a member of the Latin |
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American Studies Association, the Southwest Conference of Latin |
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American Studies, the Western Social Science Association, and the |
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Western Political Science Association, and he is the author of many |
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academic articles and papers, as well as a book, After Santo |
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Domingo, What?; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mounce's erudition, expertise, and dedication |
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have greatly benefited his students and The University of |
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Texas--Pan American; he has earned the respect and admiration of |
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his colleagues, and he may indeed take great pride in his notable |
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career; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Gary Mounce on his retirement |
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from The University of Texas--Pan American and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Mounce as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |