By:  Montford                                          S.R. No. 661
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
    1-3  recognize Professor W. Reed Quilliam, Jr., on the momentous
    1-4  occasion of his retirement after 26 years of unparalleled
    1-5  service to Texas Tech University School of Law; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Alumni, colleagues, and friends paid tribute to
    1-7  the George Herman Mahon Professor of Law at a reception in his
    1-8  honor on October 28, 1994, in the Godbold Cultural Center; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, The eminent law professor has been a guiding
   1-10  force in the law school's development and has taught more than
   1-11  80 percent of the law students who have graduated; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, A native of Beaumont, Professor Quilliam earned
   1-13  his law degree from The University of Texas School of Law before
   1-14  receiving his master of laws degree from Harvard University; he
   1-15  served two years as a United States Navy officer with the Pacific
   1-16  Fleet and practiced law in Lubbock for 12 years before joining the
   1-17  faculty of Texas Tech University; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas House of Representatives,
   1-19  Professor Quilliam served from January, 1961, to January, 1969;
   1-20  during his tenure the original appropriations for Texas Tech Law
   1-21  School were made in 1965, and he joined the law school faculty
   1-22  in its second year; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, His exceptional teaching abilities are reflected in
    2-1  the outstanding record that Texas Tech has always maintained in the
    2-2  number of students who pass the bar exam; his law classes attract
    2-3  large enrollments, and he has been honored with the Outstanding
    2-4  Professor Award by popular student vote on five occasions; he was
    2-5  the recipient of the President's Excellence in Teaching Award in
    2-6  1988 and was the first member of the permanent faculty to hold the
    2-7  George Herman Mahon professorship; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, Professor Quilliam has freely shared his expertise
    2-9  through his extensive writings and his lectures, both regionally
   2-10  and nationally; elected an Academic Fellow in the prestigious
   2-11  American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the noted attorney
   2-12  is a former Director of the Texas Young Lawyers Association and
   2-13  former Executive Director of the State Bar of Texas; and
   2-14        WHEREAS, A Life Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation,
   2-15  Professor Quilliam was elected a Fellow in the American Bar
   2-16  Foundation whose membership is based on professional attainment,
   2-17  distinguished service, and commitment to the administration of
   2-18  justice; now, therefore, be it
   2-19        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-20  74th Legislature, hereby express its deep gratitude to
   2-21  Professor W. Reed Quilliam for his dedication to his profession
   2-22  and Texas Tech School of Law, with all best wishes for a most
   2-23  rewarding retirement; and, be it further
   2-24        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-25  him as a token of the highest admiration of the Texas Senate.
    3-1                               ______________________________________
    3-2                                       President of the Senate
    3-3                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-4                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-5                               on April 10, 1995.
    3-6                               ______________________________________
    3-7                                       Secretary of the Senate
    3-8                               ______________________________________
    3-9                                         Member, Texas Senate