By Gallego H.R. No. 93 75R4478 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes special 1-2 pleasure in honoring Earl H. Elam for his outstanding record of 1-3 service at Sul Ross State University; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Born December 7, 1934, in Wichita Falls, he served 1-5 his country with distinction from 1953 to 1957 as a member of the 1-6 United States Navy, and his actions earned him National Defense and 1-7 China Service citations and the good conduct medal; and 1-8 WHEREAS, On completing his military service, he attended 1-9 Midwestern State University where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1-10 history; he continued his higher education at Texas Tech 1-11 University, attaining a master's degree in American history and a 1-12 doctorate in history at that esteemed institution; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Dr. Elam began his career as an educator in 1961 as 1-14 an American history teacher with Lubbock High School and remained 1-15 in Lubbock until 1971, serving as a graduate teaching assistant and 1-16 part-time instructor with Texas Tech University; and 1-17 WHEREAS, In 1971 he joined the staff of Sul Ross State 1-18 University as an assistant professor, and in addition to his 1-19 classroom work, he brought his talent and dedication to bear as 1-20 acting chairman of the Department of History; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Extremely gifted both as a lecturer and 1-22 administrator, he quickly rose to the level of full professor and 1-23 also made significant contributions to the university as chairman 1-24 of the History Department, director of the Division of Social 2-1 Sciences, vice president for Academic Affairs, and director of the 2-2 Center for Big Bend Studies, and his retirement in August 1995 2-3 brought to a close a truly stellar career at Sul Ross State 2-4 University; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The efforts of this distinguished teacher to improve 2-6 the quality of education in the State of Texas are indeed worthy of 2-7 special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby commend Earl H. Elam for his quarter century of 2-10 service at Sul Ross State University; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for Dr. Elam as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-13 House of Representatives.