By Kubiak                                              H.R. No. 655
       74R10969 KMP-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, In his quest to establish a new world record,
    1-2  Brenham resident James L.  Campbell is traveling throughout the
    1-3  Lone Star State to recruit 48,000 Texans who will help him create a
    1-4  single panoramic painting depicting rural life in early Texas; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell's ambitious project is only the latest
    1-6  in a long line of artistic and professional achievements that have
    1-7  brought great pride to his family, community, and state; a
    1-8  contemporary Western artist whose works are currently on display at
    1-9  fine art galleries in Texas, Missouri, and Wyoming, this
   1-10  outstanding Texan has won national acclaim for his distinctive
   1-11  paintings and for his work in the fields of photography and
   1-12  commercial art; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Mr. Campbell gained his formal art training at the
   1-14  Kansas City Art Institute and the Maryland Institute College of Art
   1-15  and is a graduate of Corpus Christi State University; a successful
   1-16  commercial artist, he has worked with many leading newspapers and
   1-17  advertising agencies around the country as a photographer,
   1-18  syndicated cartoonist, art director, and marketing director; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Over the course of his impressive career, this
   1-20  exemplary artist has garnered countless honors and awards from such
   1-21  organizations as the Texas Press Association, Associated Press
   1-22  Managing Editors, American Association of Advertising Agencies, and
   1-23  International Newspaper Marketing Association; and
   1-24        WHEREAS, Devoting much of his time and talent toward the
    2-1  betterment of his community, Mr. Campbell has served as a director
    2-2  of the Arkansas Valley Audubon Society in Colorado, as the
    2-3  promotion and public relations chairman for the Orange County
    2-4  Cerebral Palsy Association in New York, and as a director and
    2-5  participant of numerous fundraising events around the nation; his
    2-6  most recent endeavor, the attempt to break a world record for
    2-7  multiple creators of a single painting, will help raise money for
    2-8  local civic and charitable organizations throughout the state; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, In light of Mr. Campbell's many impressive artistic
   2-10  and professional accomplishments, it is indeed appropriate that he
   2-11  receive special legislative recognition and support; now,
   2-12  therefore, be it
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-14  Legislature hereby honor James L. Campbell for his many outstanding
   2-15  contributions to the State of Texas and extend to him warmest best
   2-16  wishes for success in his endeavor to set a new world record; and,
   2-17  be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-19  prepared for Mr. Campbell as an expression of high regard by the
   2-20  Texas House of Representatives.