Bill Text: TX HR412 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Drayton McLane, Jr., of Temple on his receipt of the Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal for his contributions to higher education in Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR412 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR412-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 412 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Drayton McLane, Jr., has received the Mirabeau | ||
| B. Lamar Medal for his dedication to the advancement of higher | ||
| education in Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Presented each year by the Council of Public | ||
| University Presidents and Chancellors, the Independent Colleges | ||
| and Universities of Texas, and the Texas Association of Community | ||
| Colleges, the Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal was created in 1977 to | ||
| recognize individuals, foundations, and organizations that have | ||
| made extraordinary contributions to higher education in the Lone | ||
| Star State; previous recipients of this prestigious award include | ||
| Professor Barbara Jordan and Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. McLane was nominated for the Lamar medal by the | ||
| presidents of Baylor University and the University of Mary-Hardin | ||
| Baylor for his outstanding financial support of those institutions; | ||
| his recent gifts toward the construction of new football stadiums | ||
| at both BU and UMHB are the largest in the history of both schools; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Further evidence of this dynamic Texan's largesse to | ||
| the academic community can be found in his donations to Austin | ||
| College, Dallas Baptist University, Temple College, and the Baylor | ||
| College of Medicine, where he sits on the board of trustees; he is | ||
| also a board director for the Bush School of Government and Public | ||
| Service at Texas A&M University and a member of the University | ||
| Cancer Foundation Board of Visitors with The University of Texas | ||
| M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Drayton McLane earned his bachelor's degree from | ||
| Baylor in 1958 and completed a master's degree at Michigan State | ||
| University the following year; today, he is chair of the McLane | ||
| Group and CEO of McLane Advanced Technologies; inducted into the | ||
| Texas Business Hall of Fame in 1992, he has also been recognized for | ||
| his civic achievements with numerous awards from city governments, | ||
| youth groups, industry associations, and student societies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his passionate commitment to education and | ||
| his enduring generosity, Drayton McLane, Jr., has enriched the | ||
| scholastic experiences of countless students and contributed | ||
| immeasurably to developing the human resources of the Lone Star | ||
| State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Drayton McLane, Jr., for his significant | ||
| contributions to higher education and congratulate him on receiving | ||
| the Mirabeau B. Lamar Medal; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. McLane as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Anderson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 412 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
