H.R. No. 903
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Dr. James Franklin Scudday is retiring from his
    1-2  position as a biology professor at Sul Ross State University on May
    1-3  13, 1995, drawing to a close a distinguished career in the field of
    1-4  education that has spanned more than 40 years; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, A specialist in vertebrate biology, Dr. Scudday
    1-6  earned an undergraduate degree from Sul Ross State University
    1-7  before going on to receive a master's degree from the University of
    1-8  Idaho and a doctorate from Texas A&M University; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, He began his distinguished career as a teacher at
   1-10  Fort Stockton High School in 1952, and after serving in the United
   1-11  States Army for two years, he returned to the classroom as a
   1-12  biology teacher at Andrews High School, where he positively
   1-13  affected the lives of countless youths from 1956 to 1962; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Dr. Scudday began his rewarding 33-year association
   1-15  with Sul Ross State University in 1962 as a biology instructor;
   1-16  well regarded by students and colleagues alike for his
   1-17  professionalism, expertise, and dedication, he rose through the
   1-18  university's ranks to become a professor; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, A certified wildlife biologist, he has made many
   1-20  significant contributions to his area of expertise through field
   1-21  work in the Southwestern United States and in Northern Mexico, and
   1-22  he has conducted important research on the status of rare and
   1-23  endangered species of vertebrates and on the ecology of
   1-24  white-winged doves in Southwest Texas; in addition, he has
    2-1  performed ecological studies in Mexico's Chihuahuan Desert; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Dr. Scudday has continued to work for the benefit of
    2-3  his chosen profession as an esteemed member of several professional
    2-4  organizations, including the Southwestern Association of
    2-5  Naturalists, the American Society of Mammalogists, the American
    2-6  Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and the Chihuahuan
    2-7  Desert Research Institute; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, He also is active with the Texas Society of
    2-9  Mammalogists, the Texas Herpetological Society, the Texas Academy
   2-10  of Science, and the state and national chapters of the Wildlife
   2-11  Society; and
   2-12        WHEREAS, Dr. Scudday's many outstanding contributions as both
   2-13  an educator and a wildlife biologist have significantly benefited
   2-14  the people of Texas, and he is indeed deserving of special praise
   2-15  and recognition on the occasion of his retirement; now, therefore,
   2-16  be it
   2-17        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-18  Legislature hereby honor Dr. James Franklin Scudday for his many
   2-19  years of service as an educator and extend to him warmest best
   2-20  wishes for a happy and rewarding retirement; and, be it further
   2-21        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-22  prepared for Dr. Scudday as an expression of high regard by the
   2-23  Texas House of Representatives.