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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 770
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Chris King for his exemplary service as director of |
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athletics at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, In over nine years of leadership in the Department |
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of Intercollegiate Athletics, Chris King has raised the standard |
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of Division I Athletics and shaped a thriving department that |
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proudly represents the Rio Grande Valley campus and strives to |
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inspire excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in the |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the university is ranked second in the |
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Western Athletic Conference, and it has won a combined total of |
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36 individual and team championship titles since joining the |
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conference in 2013; athletes have also set new records in hours |
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of service and volunteering, outreach, and campus engagement |
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while outperforming the general student body in both grade point |
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average and graduation rates; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. King and his staff have made great strides in |
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increasing general fund-raising, ticket sales, and corporate |
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sponsorships; new funding streams have made possible extensive |
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renovations to existing facilities and the construction of new, |
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state-of-the-art playing fields and training centers; and |
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WHEREAS, Chris King is a highly esteemed athletic |
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administrator who has fostered a culture of integrity at the |
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university and helped the intercollegiate athletics department |
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establish a solid foundation for future prosperity; he is moving |
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on to serve as vice president and director of athletics at his |
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alma mater, Robert Morris University, in Pennsylvania; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Chris King for helping to shape a |
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leading athletics department at The University of Texas Rio |
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Grande Valley and extend to him best wishes for continued success |
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in the future; and, 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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Hinojosa |
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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 May 17, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |