By Jones of Dallas H.R. No. 243 75R7497 JTR-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, For more than six decades, Willie Lee Campbell Glass 1-2 has dedicated herself to the education of young people, and her 1-3 many contributions to her state and community are truly worthy of 1-4 special praise and recognition at this time; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Glass was born August 24, 1910, to prominent 1-6 educators E. J. and Mary Kennedy Campbell, and her parents 1-7 carefully instilled in her the love of learning that shaped the 1-8 course of her life; and 1-9 WHEREAS, On graduating from the Nacogdoches high school named 1-10 for her father, Mrs. Glass completed her bachelor's degree at 1-11 Prairie View A&M University, and she went on to earn her master's 1-12 degree from Iowa State University at the age of 21; in the years 1-13 since, she has continued her formal education at Columbia 1-14 University, Union Theological Seminary, and the University of 1-15 Wisconsin; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The year 1936 was a significant one for the young 1-17 teacher, and in August of that year she was united in marriage with 1-18 Texas College President Dominion R. Glass; even as this happy event 1-19 marked the beginning of their life together, it also inaugurated 1-20 Mrs. Glass's long and mutually beneficial relationship with Texas 1-21 College; and 1-22 WHEREAS, More than just a teacher at the school, Mrs. Glass 1-23 served as friend, mentor, and role model to the many students who 1-24 came to know her there, and her influence on generations of Texas 2-1 College graduates is incalculable; and 2-2 WHEREAS, A vital and valued member of the community, 2-3 Mrs. Glass has taught at Texas College, Prairie View A&M 2-4 University, and Tyler Junior College, and she has also served as a 2-5 consultant and supervisor for both the State Department of 2-6 Education and the Texas Education Agency; her remarkable commitment 2-7 to the common good is further reflected by her current position as 2-8 vice chairman of the North Tyler Day Nursery Association; and 2-9 WHEREAS, The esteem in which she is held by her many friends 2-10 and admirers is aptly expressed in the many honors she has been 2-11 accorded; an honorary member of the Stephen F. Austin University 2-12 Alumni Club, she was the first African-American recipient of the 2-13 T. B. Butler award, and in 1985, she was inducted into both the 2-14 Dallas Negro Hall of Fame and the Texas Women's Hall of Fame; and 2-15 WHEREAS, Willie Lee Glass's lifetime of service to others has 2-16 benefited countless numbers of her fellow Texans, and it is indeed 2-17 appropriate that she be recognized for her outstanding efforts in 2-18 behalf of education; now, therefore, be it 2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-20 Legislature hereby honor Willie Lee Campbell Glass for her many 2-21 contributions to Texas College and the Tyler community and extend 2-22 to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in 2-23 the future; and, be it further 2-24 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-25 prepared for Mrs. Glass as an expression of high regard by the 2-26 Texas House of Representatives.