H.R. No. 665

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dr. William A. Staples is retiring as president of
	the University of Houston-Clear Lake in August 2017, drawing to a
	close a notable career in education that has spanned nearly four
	decades; and
	WHEREAS, William Staples joined the UHCL faculty in 1979 as
	an associate professor of marketing, and he went on to serve as a
	professor of marketing, program director, and associate dean and
	dean of the School of Business; and
	WHEREAS, In 1995, Dr. Staples became the university's fourth
	president, and over the course of his exemplary 22-year tenure, he
	has overseen the transition of UHCL to a four-year university, the
	establishment of health care programs at the Texas Medical Center,
	the launch of three doctoral programs, a 110 percent increase in
	endowments, and the opening of the school's Pearland campus in
	2010; and
	WHEREAS, Under his leadership, the school has earned the
	Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award from the
	American Association of State Colleges and Universities and an
	award for community engagement from the Carnegie Foundation for the
	Advancement of Teaching; in 2014, UHCL was named to the President's
	Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation
	for National and Community Service, and in 2016 and 2017, the school
	was ranked as one of the Best Regional Universities in the West by
	U.S. News and World Report; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Staples has served as board chair of the Bay
	Area Houston Economic Partnership and the Southern Association of
	Colleges and Schools and as a board member for Communities in
	Schools Bay Area and the Armand Bayou Nature Center, among others;
	he has been recognized with the NASA Public Service Medal, the
	Quasar Award for Economic Development Excellence, and the George B.
	Carlisle Distinguished Service Award from the Clear Creek Education
	Foundation; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed administrator's dedication,
	expertise, and leadership have greatly benefited UHCL and earned
	him the respect and admiration of its students, faculty, and staff,
	and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he
	embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. William A. Staples on his
	retirement as president of the University of Houston-Clear Lake and
	extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Dr. Staples as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Paul
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 665 was adopted by the House on February
	28, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House