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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. William A. Staples is retiring as president of |
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the University of Houston-Clear Lake in August 2017, drawing to a |
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close a notable career in education that has spanned nearly four |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, William Staples joined the UHCL faculty in 1979 as |
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an associate professor of marketing, and he went on to serve as a |
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professor of marketing, program director, and associate dean and |
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dean of the School of Business; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1995, Dr. Staples became the university's fourth |
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president, and over the course of his exemplary 22-year tenure, he |
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has overseen the transition of UHCL to a four-year university, the |
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establishment of health care programs at the Texas Medical Center, |
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the launch of three doctoral programs, a 110 percent increase in |
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endowments, and the opening of the school's Pearland campus in |
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2010; and |
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WHEREAS, Under his leadership, the school has earned the |
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Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teacher Education Award from the |
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American Association of State Colleges and Universities and an |
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award for community engagement from the Carnegie Foundation for the |
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Advancement of Teaching; in 2014, UHCL was named to the President's |
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Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation |
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for National and Community Service, and in 2016 and 2017, the school |
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was ranked as one of the Best Regional Universities in the West by |
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U.S. News and World Report; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Staples has served as board chair of the Bay |
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Area Houston Economic Partnership and the Southern Association of |
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Colleges and Schools and as a board member for Communities in |
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Schools Bay Area and the Armand Bayou Nature Center, among others; |
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he has been recognized with the NASA Public Service Medal, the |
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Quasar Award for Economic Development Excellence, and the George B. |
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Carlisle Distinguished Service Award from the Clear Creek Education |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed administrator's dedication, |
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expertise, and leadership have greatly benefited UHCL and earned |
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him the respect and admiration of its students, faculty, and staff, |
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and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he |
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embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; 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 hereby congratulate Dr. William A. Staples on his |
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retirement as president of the University of Houston-Clear Lake and |
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extend to him 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. Staples as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |