Bill Text: TX HR173 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending David Leebron for his service as President of Rice University and extending sincere best wishes for the future.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR173 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR173-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 173 |
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WHEREAS, David W. Leebron is stepping down as president of | ||
Rice University on June 30, 2022, after 18 years of dedicated | ||
service to the institution; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Leebron was appointed as the seventh president | ||
of Rice in 2004, and he has guided the school through a period of | ||
tremendous progress; under his leadership, the growing student | ||
population has become more diverse, and applications for enrollment | ||
have quadrupled; moreover, he has helped increase financial support | ||
for research initiatives, and he has overseen various updates to | ||
the campus, including the addition of new buildings and numerous | ||
renovation and construction projects; along the way, he has also | ||
worked as a member of the political science faculty at the | ||
university, and he authored a textbook on international human | ||
rights; and | ||
WHEREAS, An alumnus of Harvard College, Mr. Leebron | ||
graduated from Harvard Law School in 1979, and he went on to work as | ||
a law clerk for Judge Shirley Hufstedler on the 9th Circuit Court of | ||
Appeals in Los Angeles; he held teaching positions at the UCLA | ||
School of Law, the New York University School of Law, and Columbia | ||
Law School, where he was later appointed dean and the Lucy G. Moses | ||
Professor of Law; he also served as a visiting Fellow and professor | ||
at universities in Germany; among his many accolades, he has | ||
received several international honors, and he and his wife, | ||
university representative Y. Ping Sun, were selected as | ||
International Executives of the Year by the Greater Houston | ||
Partnership; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his visionary leadership, David Leebron has | ||
played a vital role in advancing the proud legacy of Rice | ||
University, and his achievements will continue to be appreciated | ||
for many years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend David W. Leebron | ||
for his service as president of Rice University and that he be | ||
extended sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Leebron as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
A. Johnson of Harris | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 173 was adopted by the House on | ||
September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||