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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., distinguished himself |
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through his more than 15 years of dedicated servant leadership to |
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the Texas Tech University System, first as president of Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center and then as chancellor of the |
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Texas Tech University System; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mitchell provided tremendous guidance and |
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support to the leadership teams of the five institutions of the |
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Texas Tech University System, including Texas Tech University, |
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State |
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University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, |
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and Midwestern State University; he helped to enhance the Texas |
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Tech University System's profile, and he supported the shared |
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missions of advancing higher education, health care, research, and |
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community engagement; he also led the system's engagement with |
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elected officials in Austin and with federal leaders in Washington, |
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D.C., to further increase funding and support for strategic |
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initiatives at each university; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Dr. Mitchell's leadership, the Texas Tech |
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University System consistently achieved systemwide records in |
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enrollment, fundraising, and research expenditures, and it made a |
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$19.2 billion statewide economic impact; moreover, the system |
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experienced exponential growth, including the addition of two |
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institutions, five schools, and numerous academic programs; the |
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system has made a meaningful impact in the lives of people across |
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Texas, including those in underserved rural areas, through |
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workforce development and collaborations with partners in public |
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education, local government, and private industry; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019, |
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Dr. Mitchell led the Texas Tech University System's successful |
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efforts to secure approval for the establishment of the Woody L. |
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Hunt School of Dental Medicine at Texas Tech University Health |
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Sciences Center El Paso, the state's first dental school in over |
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half a century, as well as the Texas Tech University School of |
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Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo, the state's first veterinary |
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school in more than 100 years; those institutions have helped to |
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address shortages of dentists and veterinarians across the state; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mitchell was instrumental in the Texas Tech |
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University System's historic success in each subsequent |
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legislative session since then, leading to the addition of |
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Midwestern State University as the fifth component of the system in |
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2021; he also oversaw the creation of the Texas University Fund in |
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2023, with the goal of supporting emerging Texas research |
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institutions in perpetuity; in 2025, he secured critical |
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legislative funding for each of the Texas Tech University System's |
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institutions to support strategic initiatives aligned with their |
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individual and collective strengths; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mitchell's leadership and extensive medical |
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knowledge has led to the creation of the Big Cure Surgical Oncology |
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Fellowship Program, a partnership with the John Wayne Cancer |
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Foundation that aims to improve access to cancer care and health |
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outcomes for cancer patients in West Texas; in addition, he |
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contributed to the acquisition of the world's largest database on |
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research related to health and fitness to create the Kenneth H. |
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Cooper Institute at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, a |
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resource that will further advance preventive medicine and |
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positively impact the communities the system serves; and |
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WHEREAS, All of Dr. Tedd Mitchell's efforts serve as a |
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testament to his enduring and unwavering commitment to the people |
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and communities of West Texas, the State of Texas, and the United |
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States; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Tedd L. Mitchell, |
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M.D., for his exceptional service to the Texas Tech University |
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System, its institutions, and all those they serve, and extend to |
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him sincere appreciation for his extraordinary dedication; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Mitchell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |