Bill Text: TX HR2044 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Michael "Spanky" Stephens on his induction into the Kinesiology and Health Education Hall of Honor at The University of Texas at Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR2044 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2044-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2044 |
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WHEREAS, Michael "Spanky" Stephens was inducted into the | ||
Kinesiology and Health Education Hall of Honor at The University of | ||
Texas at Austin in 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, the Hall of Honor recognizes the | ||
achievements and contributions of KHE faculty, former students, and | ||
members of professional fields related to physical activity and | ||
health; induction is based on an individual's leadership, | ||
professional involvement, service, or academic research; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Bellville, Spanky Stephens is a graduate | ||
of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at UT Austin; | ||
after beginning his career in 1967 as a student athletic trainer as | ||
an undergraduate, he was hired as the school's first assistant | ||
athletic trainer; he served in that role for eight years before | ||
being selected as head athletic trainer in 1978; over the course of | ||
his more than three decades with the university, he worked with nine | ||
NCAA championship teams and oversaw a student program that produced | ||
hundreds of high school and college athletic trainers; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2001, Mr. Stephens was named executive director | ||
of the Texas State Athletic Trainers' Association, where he has | ||
been instrumental in promoting the athletic training profession and | ||
advocating for the safety of athletes throughout the state; his | ||
many achievements in this role include helping to create a sports | ||
medicine track for Texas high school students, and he was integral | ||
to the passage of "Natasha's Law," which established a protocol for | ||
dealing with student-athletes suspected of having sustained a | ||
concussion; the law became a model for states across the country; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Stephens is a member of the Texas State Athletic | ||
Trainers' Association Hall of Honor, the Southwest Athletic | ||
Trainers' Association Hall of Fame, the All-American Football | ||
Foundation Hall of Honor, the UT Athletics Hall of Honor, and the | ||
Bellville High School Hall of Fame; and | ||
WHEREAS, The impact of Spanky Stephens's contributions will | ||
continue to resonate in the Lone Star State for years to come, and | ||
he is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor for his unwavering | ||
commitment to the health and safety of student-athletes; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Michael "Spanky" Stephens on his | ||
induction into the Kinesiology and Health Education Hall of Honor | ||
at The University of Texas at Austin 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 Mr. Stephens as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Price | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2044 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||