TITLE: Congratulating Josiah Heyman on his appointment as director of The University of Texas at El Paso Center for Inter-American and Border Studies.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Josiah Heyman on his appointment as director of The University of Texas at El Paso Center for Inter-American and Border Studies.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Dr. Josiah Heyman has been appointed director of The University of Texas at El Paso Center for Inter-American and Border Studies; and WHEREAS, An anthropologist, Joe Heyman is the university's endowed professor for border trade issues; he served as chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology from 2002 until September 2014, when he assumed his new responsibilities as director of CIBS; and WHEREAS, Dr. Heyman has brought to his position a wealth of scholarly and administrative experience, as well as an interdisciplinary expertise that will advance the effort to increase involvement in the center by faculty from multiple colleges; moreover, his background in activism aligns with the goal of developing not only a world-class academic and research unit, but also an organization that engages the community and heightens awareness concerning such matters as immigration, security, and human rights; and WHEREAS, The author of more than 130 articles, book chapters, and essays, Dr. Heyman has lived in and researched communities on either side of the United States-Mexico border; he serves on the board of the international Society for Applied Anthropology, and he has taken part in numerous community initiatives and rallies related to public policies and human rights, including Occupy El Paso; and WHEREAS, This distinguished scholar completed his doctorate in anthropology at City University of New York, where he studied with noted anthropologist Eric R. Wolf; his many accolades include the prestigious Curl Essay Prize of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland; and WHEREAS, Over the course of an exemplary career, Joe Heyman has demonstrated a true passion for border and Latin American issues, and with his depth of knowledge and singular combination of talents, he is eminently qualified to enhance the reputation and effectiveness of the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Josiah Heyman on his appointment as director of The University of Texas at El Paso Center for Inter-American and Border Studies and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Heyman as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. M rquez Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1880 was adopted by the House on May 31, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House