Bill Text: TX HR23 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating President William Powers, Jr., of The University of Texas at Austin on his election as vice chair of the Association of American Universities.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR23 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR23-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 23 | ||
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| WHEREAS, William Powers, Jr., president of The University of | ||
| Texas at Austin, was elected vice chair of the Association of | ||
| American Universities in October 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of Harvard Law School, Bill Powers is | ||
| recognized as a national leader in higher education as well as one | ||
| of the country's preeminent scholars in personal injury and | ||
| products liability; his career with The University of Texas dates | ||
| back to 1977, when he joined the faculty of the UT School of Law, and | ||
| he became dean of the school in 2000; during his six years in that | ||
| post, he demonstrated an outstanding ability to attract talented | ||
| faculty, to diversify the student body, and to build strong | ||
| relationships with alumni and lawmakers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This respected administrator has served as the | ||
| president of UT since 2006, and in that capacity he has continued to | ||
| promote diversity on campus and has placed a strong emphasis on | ||
| strengthening the undergraduate core curriculum and on fostering | ||
| support for universities and colleges throughout Texas; under his | ||
| administration, UT has continued to build on its reputation as one | ||
| of the world's elite places of learning; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, President | ||
| Powers holds the Hines H. Baker and Thelma Kelley Baker Chair in Law | ||
| at UT, and he is an inductee in the university's Academy of | ||
| Distinguished Teachers; in addition, he was named a co-recipient of | ||
| the prestigious John G. Fleming Memorial Prize for Torts | ||
| Scholarship in 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With his election as vice chair of the Association | ||
| of American Universities, President Powers joins the leadership | ||
| team of an organization composed of 62 public and private research | ||
| universities; founded in 1900, the AAU focuses on such issues as | ||
| support for research, policy matters, and graduate and | ||
| undergraduate education and acts as a liaison between its member | ||
| universities and the federal government; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Bill Powers is an eloquent champion of higher | ||
| education, and the vision and commitment to excellence that he | ||
| brings to all of his endeavors will be of immense benefit in his | ||
| important new role with the AAU; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate William Powers, Jr., of The | ||
| University of Texas at Austin on his election as vice chair of the | ||
| Association of American Universities and extend to him sincere best | ||
| wishes for a successful term; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for President Powers as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Branch | ||
| Howard | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 23 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
