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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Starr County native Rose Benavidez has been |
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inaugurated as chair of the Association of Community College |
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Trustees Board of Directors, becoming the first Latina to hold that |
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position in the group's more than 50-year history; and |
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WHEREAS, ACCT is a nonprofit educational organization of |
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governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and |
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appointed trustees who lead over 1,200 community, technical, and |
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junior colleges in the U.S.; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Benavidez has served on the board of South Texas |
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College since 2009; first elected to the ACCT board in 2017, she |
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represents the group's western region and has previously served as |
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chair of its diversity committee; throughout her tenure, she has |
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furthered the organization's mission to increase federal funding |
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for higher education, align skills training with meaningful wage |
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employment, and promote student success around the world; in her |
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new role, she will work with officials from the White House, |
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Congress, and the U.S. Department of Education to advocate in |
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behalf of higher education and to champion the students of the Rio |
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Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of the late Manuel Benavidez, who also |
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served on the ACCT board, Ms. Benavidez is currently president of |
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the Starr County Industrial Foundation, a nonprofit founded and |
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supported by local government and business leaders committed to |
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developing the local economy; her many honors include being |
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inducted into the Rio Grande Valley Walk of Fame and receiving a |
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Woman of Distinction Award from the Texas Association of Mexican |
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American Chambers of Commerce; she was most recently recognized as |
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a Woman of Distinction by the Rio Grande Valley Hispanic Chamber of |
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Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her leadership, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Rose Benavidez has earned the lasting |
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respect and admiration of her colleagues and the Rio Grande Valley |
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community, and her experience and expertise are sure to serve her |
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well as she takes on this challenging new role; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rose Benavidez on being named chair |
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of the Association of Community College Trustees Board of Directors |
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and that she be extended sincere best wishes for a productive |
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tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Benavidez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |