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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, John C. Owens of Lubbock is receiving a |
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Distinguished Alumni Award from the Texas Tech Alumni Association |
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on November 17, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Tech Alumni Association honors |
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graduates of Texas Tech University who have made a significant |
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impact on the lives of others through their professional |
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achievements and community involvement; and |
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WHEREAS, John Owens attended Texas Tech on a four-year |
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baseball scholarship, and in his senior year, he was named an |
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All-Southwest Conference player; he earned a bachelor's degree in |
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physical education in 1971 and a master's degree in education in |
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1973; for a year, he played professionally with the San Francisco |
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Giants organization; he joined the Texas Tech Athletic Department |
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in 1973 and rose to become associate athletic director for business |
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development; in 1979, he embarked on a new career that would span 42 |
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years in the banking industry; he cofounded PlainsCapital |
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Corporation and PlainsCapital Bank and served as chair of |
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PlainsCapital Bank West Texas Region; now retired, he is a member of |
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the advisory boards for PlainsCapital Bank in Lubbock and Dallas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his alma mater, Mr. Owens served as |
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chair of both the Texas Tech Foundation and the Texas Tech Red |
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Raider Club, and he was president of the Texas Tech University |
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Lettermen's Association; moreover, he is a member of the Texas Tech |
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Alumni Association and the Texas Tech Executive Round Table; |
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benefiting the wider community, he is a charter member and former |
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vice chair of the Lubbock Power and Light Electric Utility Board, |
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and he currently serves on the board of Carillon Senior Living; he |
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has also served on the Texas Baptist Foundation Board, and he is a |
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supporter of numerous charitable organizations, including the |
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American Cancer Society, the March of Dimes, the American Heart |
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Association, and the Lubbock Area United Way; and |
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WHEREAS, The accomplishments of noteworthy alumni are a |
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source of great pride to all those associated with Texas Tech, and |
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John Owens is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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4th Called Session, hereby congratulate John C. Owens on being |
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named a Distinguished Alumni by the Texas Tech Alumni Association |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Owens as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |