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By:  Hunter                                                       H.R. No. 1909



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Wayne James, a great Texan who is retiring from the 
association management profession as the most tenured association 
executive in the State of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. James has enjoyed more than 47 years of 
professional endeavors including his role as Executive Director of 
the Texas Lathing and Plastering Contractors Association (TLPCA) 
since 1985, as Executive Director of the Texas Bureau for Lathing 
and Plastering (TBLP), and as Executive Director of the National 
One Coat Stucco Association (NOCSA) since June 1997; and
	WHEREAS, He has been a member of the Texas Society of 
Association Executives for 28 years and received numerous awards 
including the Distinguished Executive Award in 1995 and was a 
member of the Board of Directors in 1979-80 and 1990-92; and
	WHEREAS, He obtained the Certified Association Executive 
designation after attending the TSAE-CAE study program in 1979; and
	WHEREAS, He served as President in 1991-92 of the Dallas/Fort 
Worth Society of Association Executives where an annual award is 
presented in his name, and he has been a member of the American 
Society of Association Executives for 30 years and was a member of 
the original Chairman Round Table in 1978; and
	WHEREAS, He was the Executive Director of the Texas Tech 
University Ex-Students' Association when it was named one of the 
two alumni associations in the nation to receive the Award for 
Comprehensive Program Excellence by the American Alumni Council; 
and
	WHEREAS, He served on the National Board of Directors of the 
American Alumni Council, was National Membership Chairman, as well 
as Regional Membership Chairman; and
	WHEREAS, He has been admired for his civic leadership, his 
business acumen, and his service to others throughout his 
distinguished career; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature commend Mr. Wayne James on his retirement as an 
Association Executive and for the 48 years of service he given in 
the association management profession; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. James and his family as an expression of high 
regard from the Texas House of Representatives.