HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 241
By Lamberth
A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Gary Luck to the board of trustees of Austin Peay State University.
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-101, provides for the governance of Austin Peay State University by a board of trustees; and WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201, provides that the governor shall appoint eight (8) members to the board of trustees of Austin Peay State University; and WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Gary Luck to the board of trustees of
Austin Peay State University for a term that will expire June 30, 2025; and WHEREAS, General Gary Luck, U.S. Army (retired), graduated from Kansas State University's School of Engineering in 1961; designated a distinguished military graduate and later commissioned in the Regular Army as a second lieutenant, he served more than thirty-six years as a United States Army officer, retiring as a four-star General who had served in
command assignments at the highest levels of the United States military, including Commander-
in-Chief of Combined Forces Command Korea, Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps, and Commander of the Joint Special Operations Command; and WHEREAS, before retiring in 1996, General Luck also held several other major command and staff positions, including assistant division commander of the 101st Airborne Division, commanding general of the 2nd Infantry Division, and commanding general of the XVIII
Airborne Corps during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; and WHEREAS, in addition to his bachelor's degree in engineering from Kansas State University, he holds a Master of Business Administration from Florida State University and a doctorate in business administration (ORSA) from George Washington University; he is
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currently employed as a Senior Fellow for the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.,
in support of the Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs; and WHEREAS, General Luck is a person of integrity who brings a strong commitment to the citizens of Tennessee; and WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-201, provides that each member appointed by the governor to the board of trustees of Austin Peay State University shall be
confirmed by the General Assembly; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
TWELFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that this body confirms the appointment of Gary Luck to the board of trustees of
Austin Peay State University for a term that will expire June 30, 2025.
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