Bill Text: TX SR687 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing M. Theron Waddell on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-13 - Reported enrolled [SR687 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR687-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Professor M. Theron Waddell is retiring from | ||
| Galveston College on May 20, 2019, drawing to a close a | ||
| remarkable career as an educator that has spanned more than half | ||
| a century; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Theron Waddell earned his bachelor's and master's | ||
| degrees in government and history at The University of Texas, and | ||
| early in his career, he worked for the Texas Legislature in the | ||
| offices of two state senators; from 1967 to 1969, he was staff | ||
| counsel to the Senate Interim Committee on Vocational-Technical | ||
| Education, and he authored "To Bridge the Gap," a comprehensive | ||
| report that helped lay the foundation for the state's current | ||
| system of vocational and technical education; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After teaching for Sam Houston State University, | ||
| Houston Baptist College, San Antonio College, and San Jacinto | ||
| College, Professor Waddell joined the faculty of Galveston | ||
| College in 1969; in addition to teaching government, he has | ||
| served as chair of the department of social sciences, special | ||
| assistant to the president for policy research and writing, | ||
| acting assistant dean of the division of humanities, acting | ||
| director of student services, and director of the division of | ||
| arts and humanities; he has also taught as an adjunct at Texas A&M | ||
| University in Galveston and at the University of Houston-Clear | ||
| Lake; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Professor Waddell has | ||
| contributed to the Texas Community College Teachers Association | ||
| as vicepresidentandprogramchairofthegovernmentsection; | ||
| moreover, he served for six terms as president of the Galveston | ||
| College Faculty Senate, and he drafted the original constitution | ||
| of the Galveston College Faculty Council; also engaged in the | ||
| wider community, he has served as chair of the Galveston County | ||
| Democratic Party, and he is a longtime volunteer with Dickens on | ||
| The Strand and The Grand 1894 Opera House; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Professor Waddell's dedication, expertise, and | ||
| commitment to excellence have benefited thousands of students at | ||
| Galveston College over the past five decades, and he may indeed | ||
| reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the | ||
| next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate M. Theron Waddell on his | ||
| retirement from Galveston College and extend to him sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Professor Waddell as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Taylor | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 13, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
