By Counts                                              H.R. No. 101
         76R4699 BE-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Dr. Clay G. Johnson has served as president of Texas
 1-2     State Technical College-Sweetwater since 1987, and his resignation
 1-3     on January 14, 1999, marked the end of his highly productive career
 1-4     with that West Texas institution; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, This dedicated Lone Star educator has been an
 1-6     admired and respected presence on the TSTC system  campuses for 25
 1-7     years, and he is widely recognized for his many contributions to
 1-8     the school; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, The twin tutorial and application components of
1-10     Dr. Johnson's administrative strategies have helped to bring TSTC
1-11     from an area vocational institution to a leader in advanced and
1-12     emerging research technologies; from agriculture to robotics, it
1-13     seems every department and field of study has grown in both stature
1-14     and strength under his guidance; and
1-15           WHEREAS, After earning his bachelor's degree in biology from
1-16     Northern State College in Aberdeen, South Dakota, Dr. Johnson began
1-17     his career as an instructor teaching biology and physical science
1-18     at Watertown High School; he went on to earn a master's degree in
1-19     botany and a doctorate in plant science at South Dakota State
1-20     University; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson moved to Texas in 1973 when he accepted
1-22     a position with Waco's Texas State Technical Institute as chairman
1-23     of  Instructional Development Services; propelled by aptitude and
1-24     ability, he assumed several positions of increasing responsibility,
 2-1     culminating with his appointment to the TSTC-Sweetwater presidency
 2-2     in 1987; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, He has been widely published and cited in
 2-4     educational circles over the years and  belongs to a number of
 2-5     professional and honorary organizations, including the American
 2-6     Institute of Biological Sciences, the American Association for the
 2-7     Advancement of Science, and the Texas Technical Society, which he
 2-8     served as president, and he was named Outstanding Technical
 2-9     Educator of Texas in 1984; and
2-10           WHEREAS, His singular tenure with TSTC will not be  soon
2-11     forgotten, for Dr. Johnson has truly distinguished himself through
2-12     his service there and it is indeed appropriate to recognize him and
2-13     his work at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-14           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-15     Legislature hereby honor Dr. Clay G. Johnson for his 2-1/2 decades
2-16     of service with Texas State Technical College and extend warm best
2-17     wishes for the future to him, his wife Gisela, and his daughters
2-18     Kara and Audra; and, be it further
2-19           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-20     prepared for Dr. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the
2-21     Texas House of Representatives.