H.R. No. 1602

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, J. Michael Duncan, Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha
	Order, has rendered exceptional service to that fraternal
	organization, and he is indeed worthy of special recognition; and
	WHEREAS, Mike Duncan has held the post of Knight Commander
	since 2007, and in this role he fulfills the duties of national
	president and chairman of the board for a fraternity that has 131
	chapters and approximately 145,000 members; under his guidance, the
	Order has completed its most successful fund-raising campaign,
	increased recruitment, and attained an overall national grade point
	average of 2.86, its all-time high; moreover, during his tenure,
	the organization has created the Knight Commander's Medal to
	recognize undergraduates who have performed acts of courage and
	heroism, and it has established new undergraduate and alumni
	chapters; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Duncan was initiated into Delta Kappa Chapter of
	KA while an undergraduate at Stephen F. Austin State University in
	1969, and by 1972 he was serving as the chapter's president, or "No.
	I"; since assuming alumnus status, he has also served as the Henry
	J. Mikell Province Commander for 15 years and assisted in the
	development of the Number I's Leadership Institute, which he
	currently directs as dean; in recognition of his dedication to the
	Order and his personal achievements, he has been inducted into 12
	Courts of Honor, and he is the recipient of the Knight Commander's
	Accolade, the highest individual award that a Kappa Alpha alumnus
	can receive; and
	WHEREAS, While giving generously of his time and talents to
	assist Kappa Alpha, this esteemed Texan has also forged a
	distinguished career in law enforcement and security consulting;
	his first post was with the Arlington Police Department, which he
	joined in 1975; four years later he became a special agent with the
	Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service,
	where he served until he joined the U.S. Department of Justice,
	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in 1985; he
	retired from the ATF as a senior special agent in 2007; among the
	tributes he garnered during those years were the ATF Distinguished
	Service Award and Hostile Action Award and three U.S. Treasury
	Special Act Awards; Mr. Duncan currently owns and operates a
	security and private investigation firm; and
	WHEREAS, Mike Duncan is the devoted husband of Donna Duncan
	and the proud father of U.S. Air Force Captain Chris Duncan, a
	member of Epsilon Delta Chapter at Texas A&M University; in his free
	time, he enjoys golfing and karate, a sport in which he holds a
	third-degree black belt; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his long association with Kappa Alpha
	Order, Mike Duncan has worked to foster the highest standards of
	excellence and to enhance the great capacity of the Order to enrich
	the lives of its members, and countless young men have benefited
	from the commitment and enthusiasm he has brought to all of his
	endeavors in the fraternity's behalf; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Mike Duncan for his outstanding service
	as Knight Commander of Kappa Alpha Order and extend to him sincere
	best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Duncan as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Hilderbran
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1602 was adopted by the House on May
	12, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House