2003S1802-2 08/06/03


By:  Ratliff                                                    S.C.R. No. 2  



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize Bobby R. Walters, on the occasion of his retirement after 
40 years of loyal service to Paris Junior College, including 15 
years of outstanding service as president of the institution; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Walters earned an associate degree from Paris 
Junior College in 1956, a bachelor's degree from Baylor University 
in 1959, and a master's degree from East Texas State University in 
1964; he married Imy Lou Caviness in 1960, and the couple has been 
blessed with two children and four grandchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Bobby Walters became president of Paris Junior 
College in 1988; he had previously served the school as vice 
president of Instructional Affairs, as dean of General Academic 
Instruction, as chairman of the Division of Mathematics and 
Science, and as an instructor in chemistry; and
	WHEREAS, During his tenure as president, Paris Junior College 
has experienced the largest growth in enrollment in its 79-year 
history, and the college has expanded from its Paris campus to 
additional campuses in Sulphur Springs and Greenville; and
	WHEREAS, Bobby Walters has led the school into the computer 
and technology era by the introduction of interactive video 
classroom instruction for distance learning classes, Internet 
courses, new technical programs, and workforce development 
training for business and industry; and
	WHEREAS, He has worked with universities to secure the 
trouble-free transfer of courses and majors to four-year 
institutions, and he has worked with other junior and community 
college presidents and the Texas Legislature to establish the 
designated service areas for each college in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Walters has been active in a number of statewide 
educational organizations; he has served as president of the Texas 
Junior College Association and has been a member of the Executive 
Committee of the Texas Association of Community Colleges; and
	WHEREAS, An exemplary citizen, Mr. Walters has contributed 
his time and energy to the City of Paris and Lamar County in various 
capacities, including serving as president of the Chamber of 
Commerce and of the Paris Founders Lions Club; and
	WHEREAS, Bobby Walters's dynamic leadership has been an 
invaluable asset to Paris Junior College and the community, and he 
has played a major role in making the college the first-class 
institution it is today; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
2nd Called Session, hereby commend Bobby R. Walters on his 40 years 
of dedicated service to Paris Junior College and extend to him best 
wishes for the retirement years ahead; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for him 
as an expression of esteem from the Texas Legislature.