Bill Text: TX SR661 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Cesar Maldonado for his service as Chancellor of Houston Community College.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-25 - Reported enrolled [SR661 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR661-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Dr. Cesar Maldonado has made significant | ||
contributions to higher education and workforce development as | ||
chancellor of Houston Community College; and | ||
WHEREAS, Named chancellor of the six-college system in | ||
2014, Dr. Maldonado has fostered an inclusive, supportive | ||
culture for students and staff while boosting academic | ||
achievement through innovative programs; his restructuring of | ||
HCC has increased the number of graduates by over 12 percent per | ||
year, and the scholastic performance of first-year students has | ||
improved markedly; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Maldonado has established academic | ||
partnerships that allow students to transition seamlessly to | ||
specified four-year programs at such institutions as Texas A&M | ||
University, The University of Texas at Tyler, and Stephen F. | ||
Austin State University; in addition, he has developed | ||
partnerships with local industries to open pathways for students | ||
eager to enter the workforce after obtaining an associate's | ||
degree or certificate; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ably steering the institution through such | ||
challenges as Hurricane Harvey and the COVID-19 pandemic, | ||
Dr. Maldonado has focused on fiscal stability, including debt | ||
reduction and strengthening of reserves, as a key element of | ||
strategic planning; at the same time, he has overseen the | ||
expansion of HCC to 19 campuses and facilities; among HCC's 14 | ||
new Centers of Excellence are the Challenger Learning Center for | ||
Space Science and the Resiliency Operations Center; moreover, | ||
HCC has been reaffirmed twice as an Achieving the Dream Leader | ||
College, signaling a solid commitment to educational access and | ||
quality; and | ||
WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors, Dr. Maldonado | ||
was presented with the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | ||
Chairman's Award; he was also named Most Admired Non-profit CEO | ||
by Houston Business Journal, and he has been elected to the | ||
Philosophical Society of Texas, the Texas Tech University | ||
Engineering Academy, and the Phi Theta Kappa Texas Hall of Fame | ||
for Student Engagement; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Maldonado brought to HCC an unusual breadth | ||
of experience; after more than 25 years as a business executive, | ||
he served as president of Texas State Technical College and as | ||
vice chancellor for institutional effectiveness and | ||
commercialization for the TSTC System; he holds bachelor's and | ||
master's degrees in chemical engineering from Texas A&M | ||
University and a doctorate in systems and engineering management | ||
from Texas Tech University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his adept leadership and commitment to | ||
excellence, Cesar Maldonado has greatly advanced the important | ||
mission of Houston Community College; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby honor Dr. Cesar Maldonado for his service as | ||
chancellor of Houston Community 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. Maldonado as an expression of high regard from | ||
the Texas Senate. | ||
Miles, Alvarado, Whitmire | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 25, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |