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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice |
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University in Houston celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1974 as the Jesse H. Jones Graduate |
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School of Management, the school received its initial funding from |
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Houston Endowment; its namesake, the founder of the endowment, was |
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a renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist who also benefited the |
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nation as the director of military relief for the American Red Cross |
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during World War I, as the chair of the Reconstruction Finance |
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Corporation during the Great Depression, and as the secretary of |
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commerce during World War II; in 1977, the Jones School's first |
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class matriculated with 23 students pursuing a master's degree in |
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business and public management and 32 students seeking a master's |
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degree in accounting, and the faculty included three full-time |
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faculty and four adjuncts; and |
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WHEREAS, The school gained accreditation in 1998, and through |
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the years, it has achieved numerous recognitions as a top business |
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school; ably guided since 2016 by Dean Peter Rodriguez, it |
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introduced Rice University's first online degree in 2018 and a |
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hybrid master of business administration program in 2023; since |
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launching in 2021, its undergraduate business major has quickly |
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become one of the most popular offerings at Rice; for the past five |
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years, the school's graduate entrepreneurship program has been |
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ranked No. 1 by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine; its |
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MBA program received the top rating from both the Financial Times |
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and Bloomberg Businessweek in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a half century, the Jones |
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Graduate School of Business has provided nearly 10,000 students |
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with a strong foundation on which to build rewarding professional |
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careers, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in marking this |
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significant milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Jones Graduate School of |
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Business at Rice University on its 50th anniversary and extend to |
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all those associated with the school sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |