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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Fred Moses of Plano was elected to the Collin |
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College Board of Trustees in May 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to higher education, Mr. Moses previously |
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served Collin College as a member of the President's Circle and the |
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Collin College Foundation Board; he and his wife, Mazzie, |
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established an endowment that funds an annual scholarship, and the |
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institution recognized their contributions with the Living Legend |
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Award; moreover, he is the recipient of the Dallas Baptist |
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University Tom Landry Leadership Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moses has also benefited the community in |
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numerous other leadership roles, including chair of the Plano |
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Chamber of Commerce, the Plano Economic Development Board, and the |
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Plano Community Home; in addition, he has served on the Plano |
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Independent School District Strategic Planning Finance Committee, |
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the Texas General Services Commission, and the Dallas/Fort Worth |
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Minority Supplier Development Council, among other boards and |
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commissions; he is the immediate past chair of the Collin County |
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Republican Party, and he serves as an associate minister and as vice |
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chair of the deacon board at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected member of the business community, |
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Mr. Moses began his career with General Electric and went on to |
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found Plano-based Telecom Electric Supply Company; he and his firm |
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have received numerous accolades, among them the Christian Business |
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Leadership Award from the CEO Institute and the Minority Vendor of |
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the Year Award from the Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Business |
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Development Council, and the Plano Chamber of Commerce named its |
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Fred Moses Minority Business Development Award in his honor; he |
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holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of |
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Bridgeport; and |
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WHEREAS, Fred Moses has long worked to advance the vital |
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mission of Collin College, and he is sure to make an even greater |
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positive impact in his new position; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Fred Moses on |
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his election to the Collin College Board of Trustees and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure in office; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Moses as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |