Bill Text: TX HR117 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Gwen Grigsby on her retirement as associate vice president for governmental relations at The University of Texas at Austin.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-02 - Reported enrolled [HR117 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR117-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Gwen Grigsby on her retirement as associate vice president for governmental relations at The University of Texas at Austin.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-02 - Reported enrolled [HR117 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR117-Introduced.html
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By: Morrison | H.R. No. 117 |
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WHEREAS, Gwen Grigsby is retiring as associate vice president | ||
for governmental relations at The University of Texas at Austin in | ||
2017, concluding an outstanding career in higher education that has | ||
spanned nearly four decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since assuming the associate vice president post in | ||
1997, Ms. Grigsby has helped to support the university in its | ||
pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care, and | ||
service by effectively representing the interests of the UT System | ||
to various governmental entities; moreover, she has provided a | ||
thoughtful, practical perspective on the broader legislative | ||
environment throughout her notable tenure; and | ||
WHEREAS, Known for her calm and measured approach to her | ||
work, Ms. Grigsby previously served as education policy advisor for | ||
Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby from 1978 to 1985 and as assistant | ||
vice chancellor for governmental relations with the UT System for | ||
more than a decade; a graduate of Texas Tech University, where she | ||
earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education, she also holds | ||
a master's degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her expertise, skill, and tireless | ||
dedication, Gwen Grigsby has earned the lasting respect and | ||
admiration of her colleagues, and she may reflect with pride on her | ||
many achievements as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her | ||
life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Gwen Grigsby | ||
on her retirement as associate vice president for governmental | ||
relations at The University of Texas at Austin and extend to her | ||
sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Grigsby as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |