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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 293
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize William A. Staples, who is retiring after 22 years of |
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exceptional service as president of the University of |
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Houston-Clear Lake; and |
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WHEREAS, President Staples joined the University of |
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Houston-Clear Lake in 1979 as an associate professor of |
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marketing, and he received tenure in 1984; he served the School |
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of Business as a coordinator, program director, and dean before |
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becoming the university's fourth president in 1995; and |
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WHEREAS, Under his outstanding leadership, the university |
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launched its first doctoral program and transitioned into a |
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four-year institution; during his tenure, the university has |
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more than doubled its endowments and received awards from a wide |
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range of organizations, including NASA, the Bay Area Houston |
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Economic Partnership, the YMCA, and the Clear Creek Education |
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Foundation; the university also received its first listing in the |
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U.S. News and World Report as one of the Best Regional Universities |
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in the West; and |
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WHEREAS, He has been active in numerous professional and |
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community organizations, including the Southern Association of |
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Colleges and Schools, the Texas Council of Public University |
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Presidents and Chancellors, the Armand Bayou Nature Center, and |
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the Pearland Chamber of Commerce Community Council; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary educator and administrator, he is |
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respected and admired by his colleagues and students alike, and |
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his presence at the University of Houston-Clear Lake will be |
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greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend William A. Staples on his exceptional |
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service with the University of Houston-Clear Lake and extend to |
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him best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Taylor of Galveston |
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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 February 28, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |