H.R. No. 663
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, J. D. Hall was recently named president of the Texas
    1-2  Association of Community College Trustees and Administrators, and
    1-3  this special recognition is indeed richly deserved; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Since he first joined this respected association a
    1-5  number of years ago, Dr. Hall has shared his considerable expertise
    1-6  with his professional colleagues and grown increasingly involved
    1-7  with the valuable work of the organization as a member of its board
    1-8  of directors and as its vice president, helping to steer the
    1-9  55-year-old organization in its mission to promote the continued
   1-10  education and development of community college professionals in
   1-11  this state; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, He currently serves as vice chairman of the board of
   1-13  trustees for the Dallas County Community College District and has
   1-14  provided outstanding leadership to that prominent organization
   1-15  since first being elected to the board in 1978; during his
   1-16  innovative tenure, the district has initiated a number of
   1-17  successful programs, including the award-winning "Do the Bright
   1-18  Thing" stay-in-school program, which has generated thousands of
   1-19  dollars in scholarship money for area community college students;
   1-20  and
   1-21        WHEREAS, A former teacher, principal, and assistant
   1-22  superintendent for the Lancaster public school system, this
   1-23  outstanding Texan brings to his office a wealth of valuable
   1-24  experience and a broad perspective on educational issues gained
    2-1  through his many years of service in the classroom, as a school
    2-2  administrator, and as a successful businessman; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, Dr. Hall has been recognized nationally by the
    2-4  Association of Governing Boards for Colleges and Universities for
    2-5  his extensive record of accomplishments and earned recognition
    2-6  closer to home when he was honored by his hometown of Marshall,
    2-7  which named him to the city's Hall of Fame; a graduate of Texas
    2-8  Southern University with a master's degree in education, he also
    2-9  was awarded an honorary doctor of law degree by Paul Quinn College
   2-10  in Dallas; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, Equally accomplished in the civic realm, Dr. Hall
   2-12  has been an active participant and leader in many worthwhile
   2-13  organizations in his community, such as the Red Cross, the YMCA,
   2-14  Volunteers of America, the Urban League, Goals for Dallas, the Oak
   2-15  Cliff Chamber of Commerce, and Black Dallas Remembered, to name but
   2-16  a few; and
   2-17        WHEREAS, On the homefront, he enjoys an extraordinarily happy
   2-18  partnership with his wife, Lillie Belle, who shares in his many
   2-19  personal and professional triumphs and in his commitment to the
   2-20  education of our state's young people; and
   2-21        WHEREAS, A prominent leader in his community, Dr. Hall
   2-22  assumes his new duties as president of the Texas Association of
   2-23  Community College Trustees and Administrators with the overwhelming
   2-24  endorsement of his friends and colleagues and will undoubtedly
   2-25  provide excellent direction to this important organization in the
   2-26  coming year; now, therefore, be it
   2-27        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
    3-1  Legislature hereby congratulate J. D. Hall on being chosen
    3-2  president of the Texas Association of Community College Trustees
    3-3  and Administrators and extend sincere best wishes to him for
    3-4  continued success and happiness in his challenging new post; and,
    3-5  be it further
    3-6        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
    3-7  prepared for Dr. Hall as an expression of highest regard by the
    3-8  Texas House of Representatives.