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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson is concluding her |
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tenure as president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio on January |
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16, 2023, drawing to a close more than seven years of exemplary |
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service to the institution; and |
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WHEREAS, The second president in the school's history, |
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Dr. Teniente-Matson took the helm of A&M-San Antonio in 2015 and |
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has guided the university through a period of tremendous growth; |
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during her tenure, enrollment has risen from approximately 4,500 |
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students to more than 7,300, and the campus has established the Mays |
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Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement, the |
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Cisneros Institute for Emerging Leaders, the Institute of Water |
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Resource Science and Technology, the Cyber Engineering |
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Technology/Cyber Security Research Center, and the Institute for |
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Autism and Related Disorders, among a number of other programs and |
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initiatives; moreover, under her direction, the university |
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achieved the U.S. Department of Education Hispanic Serving |
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Institution designation in 2016 and received the Seal of Excelencia |
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certification in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling her many professional |
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responsibilities, Dr. Teniente-Matson is chair of the American |
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Association of State Colleges and Universities and serves on the |
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national board of Girl Scouts of the USA; she is also a member of the |
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TIAA Inclusion and Diversity Council and the City of San Antonio |
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Mayor's Commission on the Status of Women; her numerous honors |
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include the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership 2020 |
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U.S.-Japan Public Intellectual award, the Making a Mark on the |
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World Innovation Award from the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of |
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Commerce, and a Top 10 Professional Woman of the Year Award from the |
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Marjaree Mason Center; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Dr. Teniente-Matson is a |
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graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University |
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of Alaska Anchorage and holds a doctorate in educational leadership |
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from California State University, Fresno; in all her endeavors, she |
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enjoys the love and support of her husband, Mike, and their two |
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sons, Phillip and Wyatt; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her visionary leadership, Cynthia |
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Teniente-Matson has played a vital role in advancing the mission of |
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Texas A&M University-San Antonio, and her achievements will |
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continue to be appreciated for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson for her dedicated service |
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as president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio 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. Teniente-Matson as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas Senate. |