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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, David W. Leebron is stepping down as president of |
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Rice University on June 30, 2022, after 18 years of dedicated |
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service to the institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Leebron was appointed as the seventh president |
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of Rice in 2004, and he has guided the school through a period of |
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tremendous progress; under his leadership, the growing student |
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population has become more diverse, and applications for enrollment |
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have quadrupled; moreover, he has helped increase financial support |
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for research initiatives, and he has overseen various updates to |
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the campus, including the addition of new buildings and numerous |
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renovation and construction projects; along the way, he has also |
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worked as a member of the political science faculty at the |
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university, and he authored a textbook on international human |
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rights; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of Harvard College, Mr. Leebron |
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graduated from Harvard Law School in 1979, and he went on to work as |
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a law clerk for Judge Shirley Hufstedler on the 9th Circuit Court of |
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Appeals in Los Angeles; he held teaching positions at the UCLA |
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School of Law, the New York University School of Law, and Columbia |
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Law School, where he was later appointed dean and the Lucy G. Moses |
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Professor of Law; he also served as a visiting Fellow and professor |
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at universities in Germany; among his many accolades, he has |
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received several international honors, and he and his wife, |
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university representative Y. Ping Sun, were selected as |
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International Executives of the Year by the Greater Houston |
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Partnership; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his visionary leadership, David Leebron has |
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played a vital role in advancing the proud legacy of Rice |
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University, and his achievements will continue to be appreciated |
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for many years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend David W. Leebron |
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for his service as president of Rice University and that he be |
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extended sincere best wishes for the future. |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Leebron as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |