Bill Text: TX SR56 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Dr. James Paul Duncan of Austin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-26 - Printed in full [SR56 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR56-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
James Paul Duncan | ||
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
commemorates the life of Dr. James Paul Duncan, who died June 9, | ||
2009, at the age of 72; and | ||
WHEREAS, James Paul Duncan was born January 19, 1937; he | ||
attended the University of Indiana, where he earned bachelor's | ||
and master's degrees in sociology and a doctorate in higher | ||
education administration; following his service as an officer in | ||
the United States Army, he began a long and distinguished career | ||
as an educator, counselor, and administrator; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Duncan joined the faculty of The University of | ||
Texas at Austin in 1970 as dean of students and associate | ||
professor in the Department of Educational Administration; he | ||
held numerous positions of leadership at the university, | ||
including vice president for student affairs and executive vice | ||
chancellor for academic affairs, a position he held for 14 years; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, After retiring from administrative duties in | ||
1997, he returned to teaching and was designated the Ashbel Smith | ||
Professor of Educational Administration; Dr. Duncan was noted | ||
for his ability to touch the lives of his students, often going | ||
out of his way to work with them and help them complete their | ||
degrees; and | ||
WHEREAS, He also played a vital role in the creation of one | ||
of the nation's first comprehensive counseling centers for | ||
students at a major university; he was also part of a group that | ||
worked to expand The University of Texas System to South Texas | ||
with The University of Texas at Brownsville; he helped to guide | ||
the university through a turbulent political environment, and | ||
university leaders regularly sought his advice and counsel; and | ||
WHEREAS, A man of vision, strength, and courage, he gave | ||
generously to others, and his dedication both to his students and | ||
to the betterment of the educational system of our state set an | ||
enduring example for all; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the family and | ||
friends of Dr. James Paul Duncan; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
memory of Dr. James Paul Duncan. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 26, 2011, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |