Bill Text: TX SR80 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing James Cash, Jr., for his career as a leader in academia and business.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR80 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR80-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join Texas Christian University in celebrating the career of | ||
| former Horned Frog Dr. James Cash, Jr., on January 29, 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, James Cash, Jr., became the first African | ||
| American in the Southwest Conference when he signed an athletic | ||
| letter of intent to play basketball at Texas Christian University | ||
| in 1965; he is one of only 30 players in the university's history | ||
| to reach the 1,000-point milestone; he finished his career in | ||
| fifth place on the Frogs' all-time scoring list, still holds | ||
| fourth place on the program's career rebounding chart with 856, | ||
| and helped the Frogs win the 1967-1968 Southwest Conference | ||
| championship title; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While he was setting records on the basketball | ||
| court, he was also earning honors in the classroom; he received a | ||
| bachelor's degree in mathematics from Texas Christian University | ||
| and a master's degree in computer science and a doctorate in | ||
| management information systems and accounting from Purdue | ||
| University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He joined the faculty of the Harvard Business | ||
| School in 1976; he was the first African American to become a full | ||
| professor at the school, where he held the James E. Robison chair | ||
| and also served as senior associate dean; during his tenure, he | ||
| taught in all the major programs of the business school and | ||
| helped build the school's curriculum in the area of | ||
| computer-based technology; he also served as chairman of the | ||
| master of business administration program, the Harvard Business | ||
| School Publishing Company, and Baker Library; he retired from the | ||
| business school in 2003; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Cash serves on a number of public, private, | ||
| and nonprofit boards of directors, including those of General | ||
| Electric, Wal-Mart, the Boston Celtics, the Smithsonian Museum | ||
| of African American History and Culture, and the National | ||
| Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation; a Harvard | ||
| professor emeritus, he runs personal development programs for | ||
| executives in Global 500 organizations, and he is a widely | ||
| published author on the strategic use of information technology | ||
| in the service sector; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Dr. James Cash, Jr., on his | ||
| outstanding accomplishments as a Texas Christian University | ||
| All-American basketball star and on his exemplary career as a | ||
| leader in academia and business; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Davis | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 24, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
