By:  Turner                                           S.R. No. 1046
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                       Dr. William Joseph Banks
    1-5        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the family,
    1-6  friends, colleagues, and students of Dr. William Joseph Banks of
    1-7  College Station in mourning the passing of this distinguished
    1-8  scholar who died on April 16, 1995; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, A devoted husband, father, scientist, and
   1-10  academician, Dr. Banks was born in New York City and received
   1-11  his bachelor of science degree at California Polytechnic
   1-12  University, where he was selected as a Distinguished Alumnus in
   1-13  1977; he received his master's degree, doctoral degree, and Doctor
   1-14  of Veterinary Medicine degree from Colorado State University; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Dr. Banks began his teaching career as an
   1-16  assistant professor of zoology at California State University
   1-17  in 1967; his career then led him to the Department of Veterinary
   1-18  Medicine of the University of Saskatchewan, the College of
   1-19  Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State
   1-20  University, and, in 1985, to his appointment as professor and
   1-21  head of the department of veterinary anatomy and fine structure
   1-22  in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State
   1-23  University, where, in 1989, he became Assistant Dean for
    2-1  Academic Programs and the following year became director of
    2-2  the Center for Faculty Development; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, Four years ago, Dr. Banks joined the faculty of
    2-4  Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University as Associate Dean for
    2-5  Academic Programs, and among his duties, he supervised admissions,
    2-6  academic standards, curriculum, and the undergraduate program in
    2-7  biomedical science and served as interim dean of the College of
    2-8  Veterinary Medicine; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, Noted internationally as an authority on teaching
   2-10  and learning styles, he found time in his demanding schedule to
   2-11  continue to publish, and composed, among his various works, three
   2-12  books on anatomy and histology; and
   2-13        WHEREAS, During his years at Texas A&M this highly
   2-14  accomplished and warm-hearted scholar earned the respect and
   2-15  admiration of all who knew him, and he will be greatly missed;
   2-16  now, therefore, be it
   2-17        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-18  74th Legislature, hereby express sincere condolences to the
   2-19  members of his family:  his wife, Ginger Banks; and his two
   2-20  daughters, Victoria Banks and Kristin Banks; and, be it further
   2-21        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-22  the members of his family as an expression of profound sympathy
   2-23  from the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day,
   2-24  it do so in memory of Dr. William Joseph Banks.
   2-25                               ______________________________________
    3-1                                      President of the Senate
    3-2                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-3                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-4                               on May 12, 1995, by a rising vote.
    3-5                               ______________________________________
    3-6                                      Secretary of the Senate
    3-7                               ______________________________________
    3-8                                        Member, Texas Senate