Bill Text: TX HR1813 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Joe May on his retirement as chancellor of Dallas College.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1813 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1813-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1813 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Joe May will be retiring as chancellor of Dallas | ||
| College on August 31, 2022, drawing to a close more than eight years | ||
| of exemplary service to the institution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. May has served as chancellor since February | ||
| 2014, and under his leadership, Dallas College has created the | ||
| Career Connected Learner Network in association with 200 area | ||
| organizations in order to provide opportunities for a living wage | ||
| for the residents of Dallas County; he also spearheaded the | ||
| establishment of Dallas County Promise, a highly successful tuition | ||
| assistance program, as well as the addition of early college | ||
| programs in local schools offering dual credit; he initiated the | ||
| creation of a bachelor's degree program in early childhood | ||
| education, and in 2020, he oversaw the consolidation of the former | ||
| Dallas County Community College District's seven schools into one | ||
| accredited institution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of East Texas, Joe May earned his | ||
| bachelor's and master's degrees from Stephen F. Austin State | ||
| University and his doctorate in education from Texas A&M | ||
| University-Commerce; he began his career as an adjunct instructor | ||
| at the Cedar Valley campus of Dallas College in 1978, and he later | ||
| served in leadership positions at Sul Ross State University, | ||
| Navarro College, and Vernon College; before joining Dallas College, | ||
| he was president of Pueblo Community College in Colorado and | ||
| president of the Colorado Community College System, and from 2007 | ||
| to 2014, he was president of the Louisiana Community and Technical | ||
| College System, overseeing the education of more than 100,000 | ||
| students at 13 community and technical colleges; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. May has served as president of the National | ||
| Council of State Directors of Community Colleges as well as | ||
| Rebuilding America's Middle Class, a national consortium of | ||
| community colleges; he is a member of the Council for Higher | ||
| Education Accreditation, the National Workforce Solutions Advisory | ||
| Board, and the ACT Workforce Council, and he has been recognized as | ||
| CEO of the Year for the Southern Region by the Association of | ||
| Community College Trustees, as a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary | ||
| International, and as a distinguished alumni by SFASU and Texas | ||
| A&M-Commerce; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Joe May's commitment to excellence and innovation in | ||
| education has made him a leader in his profession and contributed | ||
| greatly to the success of Dallas College, and he may indeed take | ||
| great pride in his many achievements as he looks forward to the next | ||
| exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Joe May on his upcoming | ||
| retirement as chancellor of Dallas College and extend to him | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. May as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Neave | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1813 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
