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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ruben Michael Flores became the first Latino |
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chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District on October 1, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1999, Mike Flores has served the district in a |
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variety of teaching and administrative roles; he was president of |
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Palo Alto College from 2012 to 2018, and under his leadership, the |
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school received the 2015 Texas Award for Performance Excellence and |
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became a finalist for the prestigious 2019 Aspen Prize for |
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Community College Excellence; in addition, he has developed new |
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degree and certificate programs in high-growth, high-wage career |
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areas, as well as many early college high school/pre-college |
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partnerships, and he also established the Center for Mexican |
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American Studies; earning a host of accolades for his work in |
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increasing student success, he has been an Achieving the Dream |
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coach and a Fellow with both the American Council on Education and |
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the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities; moreover, he |
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has presented at numerous national higher education conferences; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Flores holds a bachelor's degree from The |
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University of Texas at San Antonio, a master's degree from Illinois |
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State University, and a Ph.D. in educational administration from |
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The University of Texas at Austin, and he completed additional |
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postgraduate work at the Harvard University Institute for |
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Educational Management; in all his endeavors, he is supported by |
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the love and encouragement of his wife, Martha, and their two |
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daughters, Mara Zoe and Mia Ximena; he is fulfilling the dream of |
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his late father, Ruben Dario Flores, a former migrant worker who |
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rose to become a dean of San Antonio College and who hoped that his |
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son would serve as chancellor one day; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure with the Alamo Colleges |
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District, Mike Flores has advanced the quality and expanded the |
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accessibility of higher education, and his passion for excellence |
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will continue to make an even greater impact on the institution; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Mike Flores on becoming |
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chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Flores as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1731 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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