Bill Text: TX HR2193 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Frank B. Ashley III on his retirement as senior professor and executive associate dean of the Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2193 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2193-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2193 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Frank B. Ashley III is retiring as senior | ||
| professor and executive associate dean of the Texas A&M University | ||
| Bush School of Government and Public Service in 2023, following a | ||
| distinguished career spanning more than four decades in education | ||
| and nearly 35 years with the TAMU System; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since joining the Bush School in 2016, Dr. Ashley | ||
| has overseen such areas as graduate education and research | ||
| activities, strategic planning, and program development; he has | ||
| also taught courses in his role as senior professor, worked to | ||
| foster diversity and inclusion, and strengthened the school's | ||
| external relations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Ashley earned his bachelor's degree in health, | ||
| physical education, and safety at Louisiana College, and after | ||
| beginning his career as a science teacher and coach in Louisiana, he | ||
| completed his master's and doctoral degrees at the University of | ||
| Alabama; in 1986, he was hired by TAMU as an assistant professor in | ||
| the Department of Health and Kinesiology and coordinator of the | ||
| sport management program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A gifted administrator, Dr. Ashley was named | ||
| associate dean for undergraduate studies and teacher education in | ||
| the College of Education in 1996; he went on to serve in a number of | ||
| leadership positions, and during three years at TAMU-Commerce, he | ||
| rose to become interim provost and vice president for academic | ||
| affairs; active in the community, he served as a trustee of the | ||
| Commerce Independent School District and spoke to students and | ||
| educators across the region; he returned to College Station in 2007 | ||
| as a vice chancellor for the A&M System; from 2013 to 2016, he was a | ||
| senior vice president at the College Board in New York, working on | ||
| initiatives to increase college participation for underprivileged | ||
| students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Ashley has been published | ||
| extensively; he has presented frequently in the U.S. and abroad and | ||
| is much in demand as a speaker on education, conflict resolution, | ||
| and diversity issues; inducted into the University of Alabama | ||
| College of Education Hall of Fame, he is the recipient of myriad | ||
| other accolades, including the Distinguished Service Award from the | ||
| Faculty Senate of TAMU-Commerce; he was named vice chancellor | ||
| emeritus by the TAMU System in 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the important mission of Texas | ||
| A&M University, Frank Ashley has made significant contributions to | ||
| the advancement of higher education, and he may indeed reflect with | ||
| pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Frank B. Ashley III on his | ||
| retirement as senior professor and executive associate dean of the | ||
| Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service | ||
| and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Ashley as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Lozano | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2193 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
