Bill Text: TX HR650 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating James Allan Curry on his retirement from Baylor University.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-19 - Reported enrolled [HR650 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR650-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 650 |
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WHEREAS, James Allan Curry is retiring from Baylor University | ||
following the spring 2021 semester, concluding a noteworthy career | ||
spanning 47 years in the department of political science; and | ||
WHEREAS, A member of the Baylor faculty since 1974, James | ||
Curry has been the Bob Bullock Professor of Public Policy and | ||
Administration for more than two decades; in 2001, he established | ||
the Bob Bullock Scholars Program, which allows students to gain | ||
work experience at the State Capitol; he serves as director of both | ||
that initiative and the Baylor Washington Internship Program, and | ||
he is the founder and director of the criminal justice minor; he | ||
previously chaired the department of political science for 14 | ||
years, and his kindness and concern for others fostered an enduring | ||
climate of collegiality; dedicated to his profession, he has served | ||
his discipline and the wider university community in numerous other | ||
leadership roles as well; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Curry is the coauthor of a textbook, | ||
Constitutional Government: The American Experience, now in its 10th | ||
edition; he has also published many peer-reviewed articles and book | ||
chapters, and he has been much in demand as a speaker at | ||
professional conferences and as a news analyst; among myriad | ||
accolades, he has received a Baylor Outstanding Tenured Faculty | ||
Award, and he has been recognized multiple times by Phi Beta Kappa | ||
and Mortar Board for excellence in teaching; and | ||
WHEREAS, Before joining Baylor, Dr. Curry taught American | ||
government at the University of Kansas, where he completed both his | ||
master's and doctoral degrees in political science with honors; he | ||
received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Tarkio College | ||
in Missouri; his professional affiliations include the National | ||
Council on Crime & Delinquency and the Academy of Criminal Justice | ||
Sciences, and he is a retired commander of the United States Navy | ||
Reserve; and | ||
WHEREAS, James Curry has helped countless students gain a | ||
strong foundation in the intricacies of our political system, and | ||
his contributions to his discipline and to Baylor University have | ||
earned him the deep respect and admiration of all who are fortunate | ||
enough to know him; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate James Allan Curry on his retirement | ||
from Baylor University 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 Dr. Curry as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Leach | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 650 was adopted by the House on April | ||
16, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||