R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
 1-2     Dr. Merlin D. Tuttle of Austin, who is one of the world's greatest
 1-3     authorities on bats and a leader in bat conservation; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Formerly the curator of mammals at the Milwaukee
 1-5     Public Museum and a visiting scholar in the zoology department of
 1-6     The University of Texas at Austin, he is the founder and executive
 1-7     director of Bat Conservation International, Inc., an organization
 1-8     that balances both human and wildlife needs and has vastly improved
 1-9     public perception of bats; and
1-10           WHEREAS, Dr. Tuttle is also a member of the Endangered
1-11     Species Recovery Team for Indiana Bats and Gray Bats for the U.S.
1-12     Fish and Wildlife Service and is an honorary consultant for the
1-13     Chiroptera Specialist Group; and
1-14           WHEREAS, In addition, he is an accomplished wildlife
1-15     photographer, and his work has appeared in the National Geographic
1-16     Society's centennial book, 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery,
1-17     accompanied four articles in the National Geographic magazine, and
1-18     been showcased in many other books and periodicals; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Dr. Tuttle has degrees from Andrews University and
1-20     the University of Kansas, and his prolific knowledge of bats and
1-21     wildlife is represented in numerous research publications; he has
1-22     also presented more than 150 lectures and seminars and appeared on
1-23     such television programs as The Today Show, Good Morning America,
1-24     Dateline, and World News Tonight; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Among the many awards he has been accorded are the
 2-2     Gerrit S. Miller, Jr., Award, the highest international honor
 2-3     conferred by colleagues in the field of bat biology, the National
 2-4     Fish and Wildlife Foundation's Chuck Yeager Award, the
 2-5     Chevron/Times-Mirror Conservation Award, and grand prize in
 2-6     Mexico's First Annual Nature Photography Contest; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, Throughout the course of his illustrious career,
 2-8     this renowned expert has broadened man's knowledge and appreciation
 2-9     of bats, and it is indeed appropriate that he receive special
2-10     recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-11           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-12     Legislature hereby commend Dr. Merlin D. Tuttle for his many
2-13     significant achievements in the study of bats and extend to him
2-14     sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
2-15           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-16     prepared for Dr. Tuttle as an expression of high regard by the
2-17     Texas House of Representatives.
                                                              Jones of Bexar
         Laney                   Goodman                  Merritt
         Alexander               Goolsby                  Miller
         Allen                   Gray                     Moreno of Harris
         Averitt                 Green                    Moreno of El Paso
         Bailey                  Grusendorf               Morrison
         Berman                  Gutierrez                Mowery
         Bonnen                  Haggerty                 Naishtat
         Bosse                   Hamric                   Najera
         Brimer                  Hardcastle               Nixon
         Brown of Kaufman        Hartnett                 Noriega
         Brown of Brazos         Hawley                   Oliveira
         Burnam                  Heflin                   Olivo
         Callegari               Hilbert                  Pickett
         Capelo                  Hilderbran               Pitts
         Carter                  Hill                     Puente
         Chavez                  Hinojosa                 Ramsay
         Chisum                  Hochberg                 Rangel
         Christian               Hodge                    Raymond
         Clark                   Homer                    Reyna of Bexar
         Coleman                 Hope                     Reyna of Dallas
         Cook                    Hopson                   Ritter
         Corte                   Howard                   Sadler
         Counts                  Hunter                   Salinas
         Crabb                   Hupp                     Seaman
         Craddick                Isett                    Shields
         Crownover               Janek                    Smith
         Danburg                 Jones of Lubbock         Smithee
         Davis of Harris         Jones of Bexar           Solis
         Davis of Dallas         Jones of Dallas          Solomons
         Delisi                  Junell                   Swinford
         Denny                   Keel                     Talton
         Deshotel                Keffer                   Telford
         Driver                  King of Parker           Thompson
         Dukes                   King of Uvalde           Tillery
         Dunnam                  Kitchen                  Truitt
         Dutton                  Kolkhorst                Turner of Coleman
         Edwards                 Krusee                   Turner of Harris
         Ehrhardt                Kuempel                  Uher
         Eiland                  Lewis of Tarrant         Uresti
         Elkins                  Lewis of Orange          Villarreal
         Ellis                   Longoria                 Walker
         Farabee                 Luna                     West
         Farrar                  McCall                   Williams
         Flores                  McClendon                Wilson
         Gallego                 McReynolds               Wise
         Garcia                  Madden                   Wohlgemuth
         George                  Marchant                 Wolens
         Geren                   Martinez Fischer         Woolley
         Giddings                Maxey                    Yarbrough
         Glaze                   Menendez                 Zbranek
                                             _______________________________
                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 1008 was adopted by the House on May
         16, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House