Rep. Branch visited the campus of UT Health Science Center at Tyler on December 16, 2011.  Accompanied by Dr. Kirk Calhoun, President of UTHSC-Tyler, Branch met with faculty and GME students completing training in several fields and toured some of the facilities on site.

December 18, 2011

Press Release

The University of Texas at Tyler will hold fall 2011 commencement ceremonies Dec. 16 and 17, President Rodney H. Mabry announced.

The commencement schedule is:

College of Nursing and Health Sciences – 3 p.m. Dec. 16

College of Arts and Sciences – 6 p.m. Dec. 16

College of Business and Technology – 10 a.m. Dec. 17; and

Colleges of Education and Psychology and Engineering and

Computer Science – 1 p.m. Dec. 17

Commencement speakers and the ceremonies during which they will speak are:

Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas), House Higher Education Committee chair – Colleges of Business and Technology, Education and Psychology and Engineering and Computer Science

December 5, 2011    

Steve Levine    

Fifteen Texas legislators picked up TMA’s Friends of Medicine award at the retreat for their relentless energy, dedication, and steady leadership on behalf of Texas’ patients and physicians during the 2011 session. Since 1995, TMA has honored lawmakers who have gone above and beyond to champion important legislation on behalf of Texas patients. TEXPAC Board Chair Joe Todd, MD, and Candidate Evaluation Committee Chair Jerry Hunsaker, MD, hosted the awards dinner, which began with some political prognostications from Texas Monthly Senior Editor Paul Burka. From the House, the winners were State Reps. Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas), John Davis (R-Houston), Sarah Davis (R-West University Place), Todd Hunter (R-Corpus Christi), Susan King (R-Abilene), Elliot Naishtat (D-Austin), Charles Schwertner, MD (R-Georgetown), Mark Shelton, MD (R-Fort Worth), Vicki Truitt (R-Keller), and John Zerwas, MD (R-Richmond). On the Senate side, the friends are State Sens. Bob Deuell, MD (R-Greenville), Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock), Juan Hinojosa (D-McAllen), Joan Huffman (R-Southside Place), and Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound).