Bill Text: TX HCR16 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kenneth and Susan Jastrow on their receipt of the Santa Rita Award by The University of Texas System Board of Regents.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-25 - Signed by the Governor [HCR16 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR16-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 16 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Kenneth M. Jastrow II and Susan Thomas Jastrow have | ||
| been recognized with the Santa Rita Award for their exceptional | ||
| commitment to The University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1968, the Santa Rita Award is the | ||
| highest honor bestowed by the UT System Board of Regents; the award | ||
| is given to individuals or organizations whose philanthropy and | ||
| service have greatly furthered the mission of UT institutions and | ||
| the cause of higher education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kenny Jastrow is the former chair and CEO of | ||
| Temple-Inland, Inc.; he has served his alma mater, UT Austin, | ||
| through leadership roles on a number of boards, commissions, and | ||
| committees, including as chair of the historic Commission of 125, | ||
| which was created to commemorate the campus's 125th anniversary, | ||
| and as chair of the $3 billion Campaign for Texas in 2013; he | ||
| recently led the Special Advisory Committee for UT Austin's | ||
| presidential search that resulted in the appointment of President | ||
| Jay Hartzell; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Jastrow has been presented with | ||
| such accolades as the Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Presidential | ||
| Citation, the Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal, and the Legion of Honor Award | ||
| by Phi Delta Theta, in addition to being inducted into the McCombs | ||
| School of Business's Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Susie Jastrow, a registered dietitian and diabetes | ||
| educator, is the founder of the Nutrition Education Program within | ||
| People's Community Clinic, a health care provider for uninsured and | ||
| medically underserved residents of Austin; she was also | ||
| instrumental in the establishment of the UT Austin Nutrition | ||
| Institute, and she has given generously of her time to the Blanton | ||
| Museum of Art National Leadership Board, the Natural Sciences | ||
| Foundation Advisory Council, and the Human Ecology School Advisory | ||
| Council; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recognized as Alumna of the Year by the Texas Exes in | ||
| 2006, Ms. Jastrow was also honored with its Community Service Award | ||
| in Human Ecology, and in 2017, the Susie Jastrow Teaching Kitchen | ||
| was dedicated on the campus at UT Austin; together with | ||
| Mr. Jastrow, she takes special pride in having launched Subiendo: | ||
| The Academy for Rising Leaders, a youth leadership program that is | ||
| hosted by the McCombs School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through their tremendous generosity and support for | ||
| The University of Texas at Austin, Kenneth and Susan Jastrow have | ||
| elevated its reputation as a world-class center of higher learning, | ||
| and they are indeed deserving recipients of the UT System's most | ||
| prestigious award; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Kenneth and Susan Jastrow | ||
| on their receipt of the Santa Rita Award by The University of Texas | ||
| System Board of Regents and extend to them sincere appreciation for | ||
| their far-reaching contributions; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Jastrows as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 16 was adopted by the House on | ||
| October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 16 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| October 18, 2021, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
