Bill Text: TX SR699 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Emily F. Cutrer on the occasion of her retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-27 - Reported enrolled [SR699 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR699-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The retirement of Dr. Emily F. Cutrer as | ||
| president of Texas A&M University-Texarkana at the end of the | ||
| 2022-2023 school year offers a fitting opportunity to recognize | ||
| her for her decade of outstanding service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since her appointment in 2013, Dr. Cutrer has | ||
| worked tirelessly to develop TAMUT as a dynamic regional | ||
| comprehensive university; she has helped to increase the | ||
| school's scholarship endowment by more than $2 million and to | ||
| secure over $10 million in additional state funding for the | ||
| Better East Texas Initiative, which supports high-need, | ||
| high-demand degree programs in such fields as nursing, | ||
| mechanical engineering, social work, and physical therapy; in | ||
| addition, the campus established its first stand-alone doctoral | ||
| degree; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure, the Patterson | ||
| Student Center as well as the Building for Academic and Student | ||
| Services have been completed, and the $45 million Business, | ||
| Engineering, and Technology building is scheduled to open in | ||
| 2026; moreover, student athletics programs have benefited from | ||
| the affiliation with the Red River Athletic Conference of the | ||
| National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics; along the | ||
| way, Dr. Cutrer has shared her time and expertise in key roles | ||
| with a number of local civic organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Before joining TAMUT, Dr. Cutrer served | ||
| California State University, San Marcos, as provost and vice | ||
| president for academic affairs, and she was dean of the New | ||
| College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona | ||
| State University West; she earned her bachelor's, master's, | ||
| and doctoral degrees from The University of Texas at Austin, | ||
| where she began her career; among her numerous honors, she has | ||
| received the NAACP's Benjamin Davis Leadership Award, and the | ||
| TAMU board of regents has bestowed upon her the title of | ||
| President Emerita; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her dedication, expertise, and visionary | ||
| leadership, Dr. Cutrer has played a vital role in advancing the | ||
| proud legacy of Texas A&M University-Texarkana, and her | ||
| achievements will continue to be appreciated for years to come; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Emily F. Cutrer for her service | ||
| as president of Texas A&M University-Texarkana and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Dr. Cutrer as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 27, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
