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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Timothy Summerlin concluded his |
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distinguished tenure as president and chancellor of Schreiner |
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University on June 1, 2017, and his retirement provides a fitting |
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opportunity to reflect on his myriad contributions to the |
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university; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed as Schreiner's chief executive officer in |
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2001, Tim Summerlin has since ably shepherded the school through a |
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period of transformative change; under his leadership, a |
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comprehensive campaign was completed, doubling the university's |
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endowment and funding the expansion of numerous campus facilities; |
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following the success of that effort, Dr. Summerlin initiated a |
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second five-year capital campaign that surpassed its goal of $50 |
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million in May 2017; moreover, enrollment has increased by nearly |
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50 percent, and the university now offers baccalaureate degrees in |
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political science, nursing and public health, information |
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technology, theater, and sports management, along with an online |
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MBA program; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Summerlin earned his bachelor's degree in |
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English from Abilene Christian College and his master's degree and |
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Ph.D. in English from Yale University; before entering |
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administration, he taught English at Lamar University, and he went |
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on to transfer to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1994 |
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to serve as an English instructor and dean of the College of Arts |
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and Sciences; two years later, he became acting provost and vice |
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chancellor for academic affairs at UTC, and he took on that role at |
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Schreiner College in 1999; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected scholar, Dr. Summerlin has published |
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numerous journal articles and critical reviews on topics in |
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literature and the humanities, and he has presented professional |
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papers at a host of academic conferences; moreover, he has served on |
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the boards of the Council of Independent Colleges, the Association |
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of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities, and many other |
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professional and community organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, The students and faculty of Schreiner University |
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have been fortunate to benefit from such a passionate and engaged |
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leader at their university's helm, and Dr. Tim Summerlin may indeed |
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reflect with pride on all that he has achieved; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Dr. Tim Summerlin on |
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his retirement as president and chancellor of Schreiner University |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Summerlin as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Murr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 56 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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