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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 106
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rodney H. Mabry retired as president of The |
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University of Texas at Tyler on December 31, 2016, drawing to a |
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close nearly two decades of exemplary service to that |
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institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Since Dr. Mabry's appointment as president in |
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1998, the university has tripled its enrollment, from 3,000 to |
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almost 9,000 students, and added four doctoral programs, the Ben |
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and Maytee Fisch College of Pharmacy, and an engineering center |
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in Houston; moreover, Dr. Mabry has overseen the construction of |
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W. T. Brookshire Hall, the two Bill Ratliff buildings, the |
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Herrington Patriot Center, the Center for the Musical Arts |
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building, the David G. and Jacqueline M. Braithwaite Building, |
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the Dub and B. J. Riter Millennium Carillon Tower and Plaza, the |
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Ralph and Mary John Spence Fountain and Plaza, and several new |
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residence halls; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Rod |
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Mabry holds a doctor of philosophy degree in economics from the |
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; he previously served |
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as head of the Department of Economics and Finance at the |
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University of Louisiana-Monroe, as chair of the Department of |
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Finance at Clemson University, and as dean of the College of |
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Business at the University of Tulsa; highly regarded in his |
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field, he is the author of more than 50 scholarly articles; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mabry has further contributed to the academic |
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community through his work as commissioner for the Southern |
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Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, as |
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treasurer of the Council of Public University Presidents and |
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Chancellors, and as chair of the Texas International Education |
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Consortium Executive Committee; he has also served on the boards |
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of such groups as the Tyler Economic Development Council, the |
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East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Discovery Science Place, the |
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Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County, and the United Way of Smith |
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County; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. Mabry enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Merle Mabry, and his life has been |
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further enriched by his two children and six grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Tyler has gained |
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immeasurably from the skilled and farsighted leadership that |
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Dr. Mabry has provided throughout his 18-year tenure as |
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president, and he may indeed reflect with great pride on his |
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outstanding record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Rodney |
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H. Mabry on his retirement as president of The University of |
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Texas at Tyler and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Dr. Mabry as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Hughes |
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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 August 7, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |