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TX HR777
Resolution
Status
4/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ann Johnson
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AI Summary
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Texas House of Representatives congratulates the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University in Houston on its 50th anniversary in 2024
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School was established in 1974 as the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management with initial funding from Houston Endowment; first class in 1977 had 55 students and 7 faculty members
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Graduate entrepreneurship program ranked No. 1 by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine for five consecutive years; MBA program received top rating from Financial Times and Bloomberg Businessweek in 2023
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School has educated nearly 10,000 students over 50 years and introduced Rice University's first online degree in 2018 and a hybrid MBA program in 2023
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Resolution adopted April 17, 2025, by vote of 133-7 with 2 present not voting
Legislative Description
Congratulating the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University on its 50th anniversary.
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4/21/2025