By:  Cain                                              S.R. No. 261
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  recognize Barbara Venton Montgomery who is resigning as chair
    1-4  of the Democratic Party in Rockwall County; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, This noted scholar and educator has been active
    1-6  in politics for many years; she was the county chair from 1980 to
    1-7  1985 and again in 1992 to 1995; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, She earned her bachelor of science degree in
    1-9  journalism and graduated with honors from the University of
   1-10  Illinois in 1947; she earned her master of arts degree in history
   1-11  and graduated with highest honors from the University of California
   1-12  at Northridge in 1961; and she was awarded her doctorate in history
   1-13  from Loyola University with a letter of commendation from the dean
   1-14  of the graduate school in 1973; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Winner of the National Teaching Excellence Award in
   1-16  1989, she was a Fulbright Fellow to Israel in 1985 and to Korea in
   1-17  1994; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, A professor of history at El Centro Community
   1-19  College since 1972, Barbara Montgomery was the author and designer
   1-20  of the first United States history survey course for college
   1-21  credit on television; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, An alcoholism counselor since 1962, she was on the
   1-23  Advisory Committee to the North Central Texas Council of Governments
    2-1  on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in 1986; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Elected Director of the Dallas Council on World
    2-3  Affairs for 1989 and from 1993 to the present time, she is in
    2-4  the Directory of American Scholars, a member of the Biblical
    2-5  Archaelogical Society, the Archaelogical Institute of America,
    2-6  the Conference on Latin American Studies, and the Texas Municipal
    2-7  Courts Association, and a consultant to the Library of Congress
    2-8  on Latin America; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, She won the Miles Production Award for teaching
   2-10  excellence in the Dallas County Community College District in
   2-11  1987, was named the Dallas County Community College District
   2-12  Teacher of the Year in 1987, was a nominee to the First Texas
   2-13  Women's Hall of Fame, won the Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge
   2-14  Award for Historical Writing, and was the Texas Cultural Alliance
   2-15  Good Will Ambassador to Mexico in 1982; truly this esteemed lady
   2-16  is worthy of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-17        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-18  74th Legislature, hereby commend Barbara Venton Montgomery and
   2-19  express appreciation to her for her service as chair of the
   2-20  Democratic Party of Rockwall County; and, be it further
   2-21        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-22  her as a token of great respect from the Texas Senate.
   2-23                               ______________________________________
   2-24                                       President of the Senate
   2-25                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-1                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-2                               on March 6, 1995.
    3-3                               ______________________________________
    3-4                                       Secretary of the Senate
    3-5                               ______________________________________
    3-6                                        Member, Texas Senate