By: Sims S.R. No. 1063
1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the Texas
1-3 State University System Board of Regents and Angelo State University
1-4 in honoring the memory of the late Angelo State University President
1-5 Lloyd Drexell Vincent; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Lloyd Drexell Vincent served with great distinction
1-7 as President of Angelo State University for over 27 years, overseeing
1-8 the building of one of the state's most beautiful and efficient
1-9 college campuses and earning him the distinction of "Dean" of the
1-10 Council of Presidents of Public Senior Colleges and Universities of
1-11 Texas; and
1-12 WHEREAS, His service to higher education spanned over 42 years,
1-13 enriching the lives of thousands of students and colleagues; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Through his chairmanships of the Board of Directors
1-15 of the Texas International Education Consortium, Incorporated,
1-16 and the United States Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps
1-17 National Advisory Committee, and his leadership roles on the
1-18 National Collegiate Athletic Association Presidents Commission,
1-19 the Board of Visitors to Air University, and the Texas Higher
1-20 Education Coordinating Board's Formula Advisory Committee, he
1-21 helped establish vital policies and procedures for the success
1-22 of those institutions and the constituents they served; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Lloyd Drexell Vincent's lifetime was spent in
2-1 service to his fellow citizens, state, and country; he served
2-2 in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II as
2-3 a second lieutenant, as a research scientist with the Texas
2-4 Nuclear Corporation, as a teacher at Texas A&M University,
2-5 Sam Houston State University, and Angelo State University,
2-6 and as an administrator at Sam Houston State University and
2-7 Angelo State University; now, therefore, be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-9 74th Legislature, hereby applaud the naming of the Nursing-Physical
2-10 Science Building at Angelo State University in memory of this great
2-11 Texas educator and his dedicated and loving wife, Johnell; and, be
2-12 it further
2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas hereby extend
2-14 its gratitude to the family of Lloyd Drexell Vincent: his wife,
2-15 Johnell; his son and daughter-in-law, Drex and Nancy Vincent; his
2-16 daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and George Harrison; and his six
2-17 grandchildren for sharing him with us.
2-18 ______________________________________
2-19 President of the Senate
2-20 I hereby certify that the above
2-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-22 on May 15, 1995.
2-23 ______________________________________
2-24 Secretary of the Senate
2-25 ______________________________________
3-1 Member, Texas Senate