Bill Text: TX HR1696 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Bobby B. Lyle on his receipt of the Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Committee of Dallas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-08 - Reported enrolled [HR1696 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1696-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1696 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Bobby B. Lyle, a longtime educator, | ||
| entrepreneur, and philanthropist, is being honored on May 20, 2013, | ||
| with the Human Relations Award by the Dallas Region of the American | ||
| Jewish Committee; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The AJC is a global Jewish advocacy organization | ||
| dedicated to protecting human rights around the world through the | ||
| use of diplomacy, political activism, and media outreach; as one of | ||
| the group's regional chapters, AJC Dallas annually confers the | ||
| Human Relations Award on a leading member of the community who has | ||
| made significant contributions to the betterment of life on local | ||
| and national levels; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After graduating from Louisiana Tech University, | ||
| Bobby Lyle went on to earn a master's degree in engineering | ||
| administration from Southern Methodist University and a doctorate | ||
| from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During his long and productive affiliation with SMU, | ||
| Dr. Lyle served as an administrator before being appointed dean ad | ||
| interim of the School of Business at the age of 29; he played a | ||
| pivotal role in the development of a strategic plan for the School | ||
| of Engineering, and in recognition of his work in helping make it a | ||
| national pioneer in engineering education, the school was renamed | ||
| in his honor in 2008; this outstanding Texan has also served SMU as | ||
| a trustee for more than two decades, in addition to holding a seat | ||
| on the executive board of the engineering school as well as on a | ||
| range of other committees related to university projects and | ||
| interests; he received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995 and | ||
| was inducted into the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering Hall of | ||
| Leaders in 2006; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Lyle has likewise made a name for himself in the | ||
| business world; in 1981, he founded Lyco Energy Corporation, which | ||
| has conducted petroleum and natural gas exploration throughout the | ||
| country, and in 2005, he established a private investment firm, | ||
| Lyco Holdings, Inc.; over the past 35 years, he has formed numerous | ||
| private companies and joint ventures in an array of fields, among | ||
| them the Galleria Dallas shopping center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Generous in his service to the community, he has | ||
| contributed to such organizations as the Salvation Army, the Circle | ||
| Ten Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Volunteer Center of | ||
| North Texas, and the Center for Nonprofit Management; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his public life, this dynamic Texan has | ||
| brought his considerable talent and expertise to bear in all his | ||
| professional and civic-minded pursuits, and this prestigious award | ||
| is indeed a fitting acknowledgment of his outstanding record of | ||
| service; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Bobby B. Lyle on his receipt of | ||
| the 2013 AJC Dallas Human Relations Award 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. Lyle as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Carter | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1696 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 1, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
