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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, William F. McKeon has been named president and chief |
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executive officer of the Texas Medical Center in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2013, Bill McKeon joined TMC as executive vice |
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president and chief strategy and operating officer; he was |
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instrumental in the rapid transformation of the center, designing |
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and executing the initial elements of its strategic plan, including |
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the TMC Innovation Institute and the TMC3 translational research |
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campus; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McKeon previously held key executive roles in a |
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number of top companies and health care institutions, among them |
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DuPont, Stanford University Medical Center, US Oncology, and |
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Medtronic; in addition, he was president and chief executive |
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officer for MicroPort Medical Company in Shanghai and Cellnovo in |
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London; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Roger Williams University, Mr. McKeon |
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earned a bachelor's degree in legal studies and went on to complete |
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a master's degree at the University of San Francisco--School of |
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Management; and |
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WHEREAS, Bill McKeon has demonstrated a deep commitment to |
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the mission of the Texas Medical Center and to the advancement of |
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Houston as a dynamic center for the life sciences, and his |
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leadership and vision are sure to prove crucial in driving further |
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innovation and expansion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bill McKeon on his appointment as |
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president and chief executive officer of the Texas Medical Center |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McKeon as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Davis of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1587 was adopted by the House on May |
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4, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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