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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Margaret Rice has made invaluable contributions to |
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the University of Houston-Victoria as an administrator, professor, |
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and community member; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rice began her career with UHV in 1999, when she |
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accepted a position as director of the university's Letting |
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Education Achieve Dreams program; in that role, she worked |
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tirelessly to increase college enrollment from historically |
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underrepresented groups in the UHV service area; she went on to |
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become executive director of student services and regional outreach |
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and then chief of staff, and in 2011 she was named interim associate |
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vice president for community relations; she retired in 2016 as the |
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special assistant to the provost and as a professor in the School of |
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Education, Health Professions, and Human Development; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure, Dr. Rice played a key role in a |
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number of major developments at the university, including the |
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addition of freshmen and sophomores to the campus and the creation |
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of an online master's degree in adult and higher education; she also |
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wrote the school's Recruitment and Retention Plan and consulted |
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with community organizations to facilitate strategic planning |
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sessions; and |
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WHEREAS, Since her retirement, Dr. Rice has remained |
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involved in the UHV community, and she and her family endowed the |
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Justin Truett Hunt Memorial Scholarship in 2016; moreover, she |
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serves on the board of the Kenedy Independent School District |
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Education Foundation and the Victoria Bach Festival; Dr. Rice holds |
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a master's degree in religious education from Southwestern Baptist |
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Theological Seminary and a doctorate in educational human resource |
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development from Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past two decades, Margaret Rice has helped |
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to advance the mission of the University of Houston-Victoria, and |
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she may take well-deserved pride in all she has accomplished in |
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behalf of UHV students, faculty, and staff; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Margaret Rice for her contributions |
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to the University of Houston-Victoria and extend to her sincere |
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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. Rice as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Morrison |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 922 was adopted by the House on April |
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5, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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