Bill Text: TX HCR22 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Dr. James Olson on 50 years of service to The University of Texas Permian Basin.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2025-04-09 - Signed by the Governor [HCR22 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HCR22-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 22 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. James Olson, a psychology professor at The | ||
| University of Texas Permian Basin, is celebrating 50 years of | ||
| service at the university; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Southern California, James Olson earned | ||
| his bachelor's degree from the University of California Santa | ||
| Barbara in 1969, and during his undergraduate years, he contributed | ||
| to a groundbreaking project that sought to teach language to | ||
| chimpanzees; he went on to receive a master's degree and doctorate | ||
| in psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles; in | ||
| 1973, he became one of the founding faculty members of The | ||
| University of Texas Permian Basin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his career at UTPB, Dr. Olson has | ||
| excelled in his teaching duties and has served as chair of the | ||
| psychology, sociology, and criminology departments; in 1994, he | ||
| became the first dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and served | ||
| in that role for a decade; currently, he holds the R. V. Cardozier | ||
| endowed professorship and teaches both undergraduate and master's | ||
| level psychology courses; he has coauthored multiple books, | ||
| including two titles based on interviews he conducted with | ||
| residential burglars, and his work on the subject has received | ||
| national media attention; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Olson has earned a number of prestigious | ||
| teaching honors, including the Piper Professor Award in 2011 and | ||
| the Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of | ||
| Texas System in 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. James Olson's dedication, expertise, and | ||
| commitment to excellence have benefited countless students and | ||
| brought him significant renown in the field of psychology, and The | ||
| University of Texas Permian Basin is indeed fortunate to count him | ||
| among its most esteemed faculty members; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby commend Dr. James Olson on 50 years of service to The | ||
| University of Texas Permian Basin and extend to him sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Olson 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. 22 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2025, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 22 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 19, 2025, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
