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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Millicent M. Valek is retiring as president of |
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Brazosport College in January 2022, concluding a distinguished |
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tenure that has spanned more than a quarter century; and |
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WHEREAS, The longest-serving president in the school's |
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history, Dr. Valek took the helm of Brazosport College in 1996 and |
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she has guided the campus through a period of tremendous growth; |
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campus improvements include the renovation of the library and |
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student resource center as well as the construction of several new |
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facilities, such as The Clarion at Brazosport College, the Dow |
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Academic Center, the BASF Center for Process Technology, the Byron & |
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Sandra Sadler Health Professions/Science Complex, and, most |
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recently, the BCPC Welding Technologies Laboratory; and |
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WHEREAS, Among her many other accomplishments at Brazosport, |
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Dr. Valek has helped create such initiatives as the Catalyst |
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Program, which builds a pathway to associate degrees, ACE It, which |
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has led to a substantial increase in graduation rates, and |
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JumpStart, which helps meet the demand for skilled craft workers; |
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moreover, during her presidency, the campus has gained legislative |
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authority to offer one of the first baccalaureate degrees at a Texas |
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community college and has twice been ranked among the top 10 |
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community colleges in the U.S. by the Aspen Institute; Brazosport |
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has also earned Leader College of Distinction status; and |
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WHEREAS, Prior to joining Brazosport, Dr. Valek served as |
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vice president for academic affairs at Arizona Western College and |
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as director of faculty development at Austin Community College; she |
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holds a bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin and |
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a master's degree from Texas State University, and she earned a |
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Ph.D. through the Community College Leadership Program at UT |
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Austin, where she received the Distinguished Graduate Award from |
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the College of Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her visionary leadership, Dr. Millicent |
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Valek has played a vital role in advancing the proud legacy of |
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Brazosport College, and her achievements will continue to be |
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appreciated for 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 hereby congratulate Dr. Millicent M. Valek on her |
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retirement as president of Brazosport College and extend to her |
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sincere 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. Valek as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Vasut |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1278 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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