H.R. No. 640

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Dr. Kelly R. Damphousse was appointed as the 10th
	president of Texas State University on April 21, 2022; and
	WHEREAS, A native of northern Canada, Kelly Damphousse moved
	during high school to southern Alberta, where he aspired as a young
	man to become an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; after
	receiving an associate's degree in law enforcement from Lethbridge
	Community College, he worked as a prison guard for three years
	before earning a bachelor's degree in criminal justice at Sam
	Houston State University and a master's degree and Ph.D. in
	sociology from Texas A&M University; and
	WHEREAS, A well-regarded scholar in the study of terrorism,
	substance abuse, and the criminal justice system, Dr. Damphousse
	began his career at the University of Alabama at Birmingham before
	returning to SHSU to teach; he then joined the faculty of the
	University of Oklahoma, where he was a Presidential Professor of
	Sociology as well as associate dean and dean of the College of Arts
	and Sciences at Oklahoma; he went on to serve as chancellor of
	Arkansas State University in Jonesboro for five years before
	becoming president of TXST in April 2022; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Damphousse is also a national leader in
	collegiate athletics; he was the faculty athletics representative
	at the University of Oklahoma for five years, and he is currently a
	member of the NCAA Board of Directors and the NCAA Board of
	Governors and the board president of the Sun Belt Conference; in all
	his endeavors, he benefits from the love and support of his wife,
	Beth, as well as that of his daughters, Kayleigh and Kristen; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his distinguished career, Kelly
	Damphousse has worked tirelessly to prepare students for the
	challenges and opportunities of a changing world, and he has
	demonstrated the vision and leadership necessary to advance the
	mission of Texas State University in the years to come; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kelly R. Damphousse on his
	appointment as president of Texas State University and extend to
	him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Dr. Damphousse as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Zwiener
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 640 was adopted by the House on March
	30, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House