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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bill Dean, who led the Texas Tech Alumni |
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Association as its president and CEO for 40 years, stepped down from |
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that position on December 31, 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Lubbock High School, Bill Dean earned |
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his bachelor's degree in marketing in 1961 from Texas Tech |
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University, where he was student body president and a valued member |
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of the university's baseball team; after college, he enlisted and |
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served for six years in the United States Army and was honorably |
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discharged in 1967 with the rank of first lieutenant; during his |
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time in the military, he completed a master's degree in secondary |
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education, and in 1971 he received a doctorate in education |
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administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Dean began his career in education at Lubbock |
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High School and later worked at Coronado High before joining the |
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faculty of the Texas Tech Department of Journalism; in the years |
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since, he has taught mass communications, journalism, and public |
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relations courses, and he has been named Best Teacher at Tech in 14 |
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student polls, most recently in 2016-2017; he is also a two-time |
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recipient of the prestigious President's Excellence in Teaching |
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Award and received a Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award from |
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the Moms and Dads Association; he plans to continue teaching as an |
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associate professor in the College of Media & Communication, as he |
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has for more than 50 years; and |
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WHEREAS, A champion for Texas Tech and its academic mission, |
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Dr. Dean was named president and CEO of the alumni association in |
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1978; over the course of four decades, he has overseen several |
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expansions of the building that houses the association, and he and |
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his wife have been recognized with the dedication of the Peggy and |
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Bill Dean Grand Reception Hall in their honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Along the way, Dr. Dean has benefited Phi Delta |
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Theta fraternity, which he pledged as a student, in many |
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capacities; he has been active in the organization since his |
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graduation, serving as editor of its national publication, The |
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Scroll, and also advising the Texas Tech University Texas Epsilon |
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Chapter for 38 years; moreover, he has shared his expertise as an |
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advisor to the Saddle Tramps spirit organization for more than two |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Driven by his intense loyalty to his alma mater and |
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his steadfast belief in the importance of higher education, |
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Dr. Bill Dean has contributed immeasurably to the Texas Tech Alumni |
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Association and the larger university community, and the impact of |
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his work will continue to be felt for years to come; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Dr. Bill Dean for his service as president and |
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CEO of the Texas Tech Alumni Association and extend to him 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. Dean as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |