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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Diana Natalicio is celebrating her 25th |
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anniversary as president of The University of Texas at El Paso in |
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2013, and the occasion presents a fitting opportunity to recognize |
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this remarkable woman; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Dr. Natalicio was a |
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first-generation college student at Saint Louis University; she |
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went on to earn a master's degree in Portuguese and a doctorate in |
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linguistics from The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Natalicio joined UTEP in 1971 and served as a |
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professor of linguistics, chair of the modern languages department, |
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dean of liberal arts, and vice president for academic affairs |
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before becoming the university's president in 1988; she is the |
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longest-serving president of a four-year public university in Texas |
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and the first woman and first former faculty member to have been |
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named UTEP president; and |
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WHEREAS, During her exemplary 25-year tenure, Dr. Natalicio |
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has seen UTEP's enrollment grow from about 15,000 students to |
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nearly 23,000, 90 percent of whom come from the surrounding Paso del |
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Norte region, and the school's annual budget grow from $65 million |
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to more than $400 million; the number of doctoral programs has |
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increased from 1 to 19 and the yearly research budget has increased |
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from $6 million to $76 million, helping to make UTEP a nationally |
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recognized research and graduate institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Natalicio is a leader among university |
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presidents as a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation and a |
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director of the American Council on Education and the Association |
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of Public and Land-grant Universities; she served two terms on the |
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National Science Board, including three terms as vice chair, and |
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she has served on the boards of the U.S.-Mexico Foundation for |
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Science, the NASA Advisory Council, Trinity Industries, the |
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National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the Sandia |
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Corporation, and Internet2; she was appointed by President George |
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H. W. Bush to the Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for |
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Hispanic Americans; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding educator's many accolades include |
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the Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca from the president of Mexico, |
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the Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education, and the |
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Distinguished Alumnus Award from UT Austin; moreover, she has |
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received honorary degrees from Georgetown University, Smith |
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College, and the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, and she has |
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been inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, With her vision, energy, and enthusiasm for her |
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work, Diana Natalicio has been instrumental in the evolution of |
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UTEP into a national success story, and she is a role model for |
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educators and women throughout the Lone Star State and beyond; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Diana Natalicio on her 25 years |
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of service to The University of Texas at El Paso and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Natalicio as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Marquez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1468 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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