SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 814
         WHEREAS, Elaine Mendoza was elected chair of The Texas A&M
  University System Board of Regents on May 17, 2019, becoming the
  second woman and first Hispanic to serve in that position; and
         WHEREAS, Appointed to the board by Governor Rick Perry in
  2011, Ms. Mendoza was reappointed six years later by Governor
  Greg Abbott; she previously served two terms as vice chair, and
  she is serving her fourth term as chair of the Committee on
  Academic and Student Affairs; in addition, she is a member of the
  Committee on Audit and a liaison to the Texas Higher Education
  Coordinating Board, and she also serves as a member of the
  University Lands Advisory Board; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Mendoza has brought to the board of regents a
  wealth of experience gained on the Texas Higher Education
  Coordinating Board, the Commission for a College Ready Texas, and
  Governor Perry's Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and
  Universities; at the national level, she chaired the Commission
  on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science,
  Engineering and Technology Development; and
         WHEREAS, An alumna of Texas A&M, Ms. Mendoza is an admired
  leader in the biotechnology industry, and she currently serves as
  president and CEO of Conceptual MindWorks, the San Antonio-based
  company she founded in 1990; over the years, she has given
  generously of her time and talents to promote the expansion of
  educational opportunities, health care, and economic growth in
  the Alamo City; she has served as chair of the Early Childhood
  Education Municipal Development Corporation, as chair of the
  board of the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, and as co-chair
  of the P16 Council Formation Committee; in 2013, she received the
  Outstanding Alumni Award from the Dwight Look College of
  Engineering at Texas A&M, and the following year, she was
  recognized with the Women's Legacy Award from the Aggie Women
  Network; and
         WHEREAS, In taking on this new challenge, Elaine Mendoza
  has demonstrated a profound commitment to advancing the
  important goals of one of the largest systems of higher education
  in the nation; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby congratulate Elaine Mendoza on her election
  as chair of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and
  extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and,
  be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Mendoza as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas Senate.
  Lucio
 
 
Alvarado Hinojosa Perry
 
Bettencourt Huffman Powell
 
Birdwell Hughes Rodríguez
 
Buckingham Johnson Schwertner
 
Campbell Kolkhorst Seliger
 
Creighton Menéndez Taylor
 
Fallon Miles Watson
 
Flores Nelson West
 
Hall Nichols Whitmire
 
Hancock Paxton Zaffirini
 
  Patrick, President of the Senate
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 23, 2019.
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate