TITLE: Honoring Dr. Juan E. Mejia for his service to South Texas College.

SUMMARY: Honoring Dr. Juan E. Mejia for his service to South Texas College.

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WHEREAS, South Texas College is now one of the largest community colleges in the state of Texas, and its development and success were aided significantly by the work of Dr. Juan E. Mejia during his exceptional 20-year tenure with the institution; and WHEREAS, Dr. Mejia served as department chair at Texas State Technical College before moving to what was then known as South Texas Community College in 1993; he served as chair of the health sciences programs for two years, and in 1996, he was appointed assistant vice president for academic affairs; and WHEREAS, He completed his notable service at the institution as vice president for academic affairs; in this role, he provided leadership for the academic team, including the deans, academic directors, campus administrators, department and program chairs, and faculty, and coordinated curriculum development; he was also responsible for overseeing accreditation, professional development, instructional grants, and university relations; and WHEREAS, Outside of his work with South Texas College, Dr. Mejia contributed his time and energy to a wide spectrum of educational committees and task forces; he served as chair of the South Texas Higher Education Regional Council as well as vice president and director of the National Council for Workforce Education, and he further benefited the state through his work as a steering committee member for the Texas State Leadership Consortium for Curriculum Development and the Texas State Leadership Consortium for Professional Development; and WHEREAS, A member of the Texas Skill Standards Board and the board of the Texas Association of College Technical Educators, this esteemed administrator has also lent his insight to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on a number of its committees, including those on curriculum development, distance learning, developmental education, and community college baccalaureate programs; and WHEREAS, Dr. Mejia has completed programs of study at Texas State Technical College, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, and Texas A&M University--Kingsville, and he is committed to creating opportunities for others to achieve their educational goals; during the course of his career, he has been recognized for his achievements at the local, state, and national levels; and WHEREAS, Dr. Mejia left South Texas College in 2013 to accept a new position at Tyler Junior College, but his contributions continue to resonate widely in the halls of the institution that he formerly served, and the students and faculty of South Texas College were most fortunate to benefit from the vision and leadership that he provided them during his outstanding tenure; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby honor Dr. Juan E. Mejia for his service to South Texas College and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and fulfillment; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Dr. Mejia as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Mu oz, Jr. Schaefer Straus Guerra Otto Allen Guillen Paddie Alonzo Gutierrez Parker Alvarado Harless Paul Anchia Hernandez Pe a Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips Ashby Huberty Pickett Aycock Hughes Price Bell Hunter Raney Blanco Isaac Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. Button King of Parker Rose Canales King of Taylor Sanford Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer Clardy Klick Schofield Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Dale Laubenberg Smith Darby Leach Smithee Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer Davis of Harris Lozano Springer Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson Dukes M rquez Stickland Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt Fallon Men ndez Turner of Collin Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles VanDeaver Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White of Bell Galindo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Geren Murphy Workman Giddings Murr Wray Goldman Naishtat Wu Gonzales Nev rez Zedler Gonz lez Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 689 was adopted by the House on February 24, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House