HR777 - Congratulating the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University on its 50th anniversary.

      H.R. No. 777       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice   University in Houston celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024; and          WHEREAS, Established in 1974 as the Jesse H. Jones Graduate   School of Management, the school received its initial funding from   Houston Endowment; its namesake, the founder of the endowment, was   a renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist who also benefited the   nation as the director of military relief for the American Red Cross   during World War I, as the chair of the Reconstruction Finance   Corporation during the Great Depression, and as the secretary of   commerce during World War II; in 1977, the Jones School's first   class matriculated with 23 students pursuing a master's degree in   business and public management and 32 students seeking a master's   degree in accounting, and the faculty included three full-time   faculty and four adjuncts; and          WHEREAS, The school gained accreditation in 1998, and through   the years, it has achieved numerous recognitions as a top business   school; ably guided since 2016 by Dean Peter Rodriguez, it   introduced Rice University's first online degree in 2018 and a   hybrid master of business administration program in 2023; since   launching in 2021, its undergraduate business major has quickly   become one of the most popular offerings at Rice; for the past five   years, the school's graduate entrepreneurship program has been   ranked No. 1 by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine; its   MBA program received the top rating from both the Financial Times   and Bloomberg Businessweek in 2023; and          WHEREAS, Over the course of a half century, the Jones   Graduate School of Business has provided nearly 10,000 students   with a strong foundation on which to build rewarding professional   careers, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in marking this   significant milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate the Jones Graduate School of   Business at Rice University on its 50th anniversary and extend to   all those associated with the school sincere best wishes for   continued success; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Johnson     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 777 was adopted by the House on April   17, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 7, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House