Bill Text: TX HR2540 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Walter V. Wendler for his service as president of West Texas A&M University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2540 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2540-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2540 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Walter V. Wendler has greatly benefited West | ||
| Texas A&M University through his accomplishments as president; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Appointed in 2016, Dr. Wendler has overseen the | ||
| expansion of programs and facilities across the university; he has | ||
| focused extensively on educating students about how to minimize | ||
| student loan debt, and he has launched initiatives to increase | ||
| transparency and knowledge regarding college costs; when he began | ||
| his tenure at WT, he made a point of personally visiting every high | ||
| school in the 26 Panhandle counties to raise awareness of the | ||
| advantages the university could give them; he writes extensively | ||
| and maintains a blog called "Reflections from WT"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Wendler brought to his position a wealth of | ||
| experience in higher education, both in the classroom and in | ||
| administrative roles; he began his academic career as an assistant | ||
| professor in the Department of Architecture at Louisiana State | ||
| University, and in 1988, he became executive associate dean in the | ||
| Texas A&M University College of Architecture; named head of the | ||
| Department of Architecture the following year, he later served as | ||
| dean of the College of Architecture; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1997, Dr. Wendler became executive assistant to | ||
| the president of Texas A&M; he then served for two years as vice | ||
| chancellor for planning, and he was also the inaugural holder of the | ||
| William M. Peña Professorship of Information Management in the | ||
| College of Architecture; appointed chancellor of Southern Illinois | ||
| University Carbondale in 2001, he completed his contract six years | ||
| later and returned to teaching architecture; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Raised in Northport, New York, Dr. Wendler holds an | ||
| associate's degree in applied science from the State University of | ||
| New York at Farmingdale, a bachelor's degree in environmental | ||
| design from Texas A&M University, a professional master of | ||
| architecture degree from the University of California, Berkeley, | ||
| and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from The University | ||
| of Texas; a member of a number of honorary societies, he is a | ||
| retired registered architect and holds the National Council of | ||
| Architectural Registration Board's certificate; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his exceptional contributions as president | ||
| of West Texas A&M University, Walter Wendler has earned the | ||
| admiration and appreciation of people across the Panhandle; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Dr. Walter V. Wendler for his service as | ||
| president of West Texas A&M University and extend to him sincere | ||
| best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Wendler as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Smithee | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2540 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
