TITLE: Congratulating Dr. Stephen C. Head on his appointment as president of the Lone Star College System.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Dr. Stephen C. Head on his appointment as president of the Lone Star College System.

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WHEREAS, Dr. Stephen C. Head was appointed chancellor of the Lone Star College System in the summer of 2014; and WHEREAS, Over the course of more than three decades with the system, Dr. Head has worked tirelessly to promote academic rigor while expanding access to higher education and improving student completion rates; he has maintained a strong focus on aligning workforce programs with community needs, and he has fostered collaborative agreements with educational, business, and civic organizations; and WHEREAS, This dynamic administrator previously served the system in a number of high-level positions, including as president of Lone Star College-North Harris, executive vice chancellor, acting chief executive officer, interim president of Montgomery College, and president of Kingwood College; he holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from Lamar University, and he completed a Ph.D. in history at Texas Tech University; a lecturer in the higher education doctoral program at Sam Houston State University, he also teaches classes in community college leadership and higher education finance, and he chairs the North Harris County Education Alliance; and WHEREAS, Deeply engaged in the wider community, Dr. Head serves on the boards of the Greater Greenspoint Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, the Greenspoint Management District, and the Greens Bayou Corridor Coalition and chairs the North Houston Economic Development Council, of which he is a founding member; he has also served on the boards of five area chambers of commerce and several other economic development groups and has chaired the board of Kingwood Medical Hospital; the recipient of numerous accolades, he was named Citizen of the Year by both the Houston Intercontinental Chamber of Commerce and the Acres Homes Chamber of Commerce; and WHEREAS, Dr. Head brings to his office incisive leadership, deep experience, and a passionate commitment to the mission of higher education, and he is making an immeasurable contribution to the development of the Lone Star College System; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby congratulate Dr. Stephen C. Head on his appointment as chancellor of the Lone Star College System 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. Head as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Harless Bell Bohac Metcalf Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 92 was adopted by the House on April 6, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 92 was adopted by the Senate on April 8, 2015, by a viva-voce vote. Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: Date Governor