H.R. No. 1823

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Retired Midwestern State University professor Joe
	Warndof of Wichita Falls is observing a significant occasion in his
	life with the celebration of his 69th birthday on May 4, 2007; and
	WHEREAS, Born May 4, 1938, to Colonel Charles R. Warndof and
	Mary Boykin Warndof, Professor Warndof is the grandson of Viennese
	financier Fritz Waerndorfer, who was a cofounder of the famed
	Vienna Werkstatte in Austria; and
	WHEREAS, Graduating with a bachelor's degree in physics from
	Arkansas Polytechnic College, Joe Warndof also earned a master's
	degree in mathematics from North Texas State University; and
	WHEREAS, His dissertation, "Topologies Uniquely Determined
	by Their Continuous Self-Maps," was published in 1969 in Fundamenta
	Mathematicae, the prestigious mathematical journal of the Polish
	Academy of Sciences; his 1988 paper, "On Using Prime Numbers for
	Public Key Encryption Systems," coauthored with Professor Dennis
	Huthnance, has been influential as cryptography moved into the
	computer age and is referenced at the National Security Agency
	National Cryptologic Museum in Washington, D.C.; and
	WHEREAS, From 1969 until his retirement in 2005, Professor
	Warndof distinguished himself as a professor in the Department of
	Mathematics at Midwestern State University; over the course of his
	36-year career at MSU, Professor Warndof inspired countless
	students who have gone on to become professors, computer
	scientists, engineers, military professionals, and others whose
	work has strengthened the Lone Star State and the nation; and
	WHEREAS, Professor Warndof has likewise been active in his
	profession through his membership in the National Association of
	Mathematicians and the Texas Association of College Teachers; he
	has been blessed in his personal life with the love and support of
	his wife of 41 years, Ruth, with whom he has shared a lifelong
	passion for classical music and opera and the joy of parenting their
	beloved daughter, Donna; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Joe Warndof has greatly
	contributed to his field, his students, and his nation, and it is a
	pleasure to honor him on his myriad achievements; now, therefore,
	be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Professor Joe Warndof on his 69th
	birthday and extend to him best wishes for continued happiness;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Professor Warndof as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.
	Farabee
	Craddick Gattis Miles
	Allen Geren Miller
	Alonzo Giddings Moreno
	Anchia Gonzales Morrison
	Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
	Aycock Goolsby Murphy
	Bailey Guillen Naishtat
	Berman Haggerty Noriega
	Bohac Hamilton O'Day
	Bolton Hancock Oliveira
	Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
	Branch Harless Orr
	Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
	Burnam Heflin Parker
	Callegari Hernandez Patrick
	Castro Herrero Paxton
	Chavez Hilderbran Pena
	Chisum Hill Phillips
	Christian Hochberg Pickett
	Cohen Hodge Pierson
	Coleman Homer Pitts
	Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
	Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
	Crabb Hughes Riddle
	Creighton Isett Ritter
	Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
	Darby Jones Rose
	Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
	Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
	Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
	Driver Kolkhorst Strama
	Dukes Krusee Straus
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Latham Talton
	Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
	Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
	Elkins Lucio III Truitt
	England Macias Turner
	Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
	Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
	Farias Martinez Veasey
	Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
	Flores McCall Vo
	Flynn McClendon West
	Frost McReynolds Woolley
	Gallego Menendez Zedler
	Garcia Merritt Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1823 was adopted by the House on May
	4, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House