H.R. No. 358

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Mike A. Myers, owner and chair of Myers Financial
	Corporation, was presented with the Santa Rita Award by The
	University of Texas System Board of Regents on December 12, 2018;
	and
	WHEREAS, The highest honor bestowed by the UT Regents, the
	Santa Rita Award is earned by individuals who have demonstrated
	concern for the principles of higher education, as well as deep
	commitment to the furtherance of the purposes and objectives of The
	University of Texas System; and
	WHEREAS, A native of the small town of Olney, Mike Myers
	learned from his parents the value of hard work and the fulfillment
	that can be found in helping others; after first attending Tarleton
	State College in Stephenville, he transferred to UT Austin, where
	he excelled academically while making his first foray into
	entrepreneurship as the owner of a restaurant and catering
	business; he received his bachelor's degree in 1959 and his law
	degree in 1963 before taking his first job in the office of Governor
	John Connally; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Myers expanded his business interests to
	encompass community banking, real estate development, and country
	club ownership, and today he operates Myers Financial Corporation
	alongside Myers Bancshares, Inc., the holding company of the oldest
	and largest continually owned independent bank in Tarrant County;
	he is also a cofounder and majority partner in The University of
	Texas Golf Club in Austin, which has hosted the UT men's and women's
	golf teams since 2003; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Myers has been a faithful
	and dedicated supporter of his alma mater, providing numerous
	endowments for the McCombs School of Business, the Moody College of
	Communication, the Colleges of Education, Liberal Arts, and Natural
	Sciences, the Office of the Provost, and several graduate studies
	programs; he contributed to the expansion and modernization of the
	Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, and he and his wife, Sammye
	Myers, helped establish what is now known as the Mike A. Myers
	Stadium and Soccer Field; he is cofounder of the Foundation for
	Texas Excellence Scholars, and he has further served as president
	of the Longhorn Foundation and as chair of the UT System
	Chancellor's Council; over the years, he has shared his time,
	expertise, and resources to benefit other institutions within the
	UT system, particularly UT Southwestern, which he served with
	distinction as a trustee of the Southwestern Medical Foundation;
	and
	WHEREAS, Since forming his charitable foundation at the age
	of 29, Mr. Myers has made additional contributions in behalf of
	education and other causes, and he played a notable role in the
	creation of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; in 1990,
	he initiated the Myers-LeCroy Scholars Endowed Scholarship program
	at the Dallas County Community College District Foundation, and he
	was also instrumental in instituting the Rising Star Program at
	DCCCD; moreover, he has donated generously to Parkland Memorial
	Hospital's Simmons Ambulatory Surgical Center and the "I Stand for
	Parkland" campaign, for which a sky bridge was dedicated in his
	honor; and
	WHEREAS, Other organizations that have benefited from his
	volunteer involvement include the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas
	Citizens Council, the Texas Longhorn Education Foundation, and the
	Cotton Bowl Athletic Association; he currently serves as director
	of the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation and as a trustee
	emeritus of the UT Law School Foundation, through which he helped
	create the Kay Bailey Hutchison Chair in Latin American Law; he was
	named the DFW Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017 and was inducted into
	the Texas Business Hall of Fame in 2008; in addition, he has been
	recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus of UT Austin and as a member
	of the McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame, and he received UT's
	coveted Presidential Citation; and
	WHEREAS, Few alumni can claim such a commendable record of
	leadership and service to their alma mater as Mike Myers, and this
	accomplished businessman, philanthropist, and community leader may
	indeed take well-deserved pride in all that he has achieved; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Mike A. Myers on his receipt of a
	Santa Rita Award from The University of Texas System Board of
	Regents and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and,
	be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Myers as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	E. Johnson of Dallas
	Turner of Tarrant
	Meyer
	Hinojosa
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 358 was adopted by the House on March
	13, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House