Bill Text: TX SR101 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing L. Michael Metke on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-30 - Reported enrolled [SR101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR101-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Dr. L. Michael Metke is retiring as chancellor | ||
and chief executive officer of Tyler Junior College in June 2019, | ||
drawing to a close a distinguished tenure in education that has | ||
spanned more than four decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mike Metke served as a Peace Corps volunteer and a | ||
police officer before embarking on his career in education as a | ||
school counselor and college professor in Wisconsin; he went on | ||
to hold the office of vice president for instruction and student | ||
development at South Texas Community College and subsequently | ||
led Lake Washington Technical College in the Seattle area as | ||
president; and | ||
WHEREAS, On December 1, 2007, Dr. Metke assumed his duties | ||
as president of Tyler Junior College, one of the largest | ||
community colleges in Texas with an enrollment of more than | ||
12,000 students; he has since overseen the school's $26 million | ||
infrastructure overhaul, initiated its safety and civility | ||
campaign, and launched a capital campaign and bond proposal for a | ||
new nursing and health sciences center; under his leadership, the | ||
college has also begun providing scholarships to high school | ||
students in its tax district through the TJC Promise Program, and | ||
it became a Level II accredited institution capable of granting | ||
baccalaureate degrees; after the college established its fifth | ||
location in the area, Dr. Metke was granted the title of | ||
chancellor in 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed administrator holds a doctoral | ||
degree from the University of Houston; in retirement, he plans to | ||
spend more time with his wife, Donna, and their family and many | ||
friends; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mike Metke's adept and forward-looking leadership | ||
has helped guide Tyler Junior College through a transformative | ||
period in its history, and his many valuable contributions will | ||
continue to resonate in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate Dr. L. Michael Metke on his | ||
retirement as chancellor and chief executive officer of Tyler | ||
Junior College 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 Dr. Metke as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas Senate. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 30, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |