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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Retired Midwestern State University professor Joe |
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Warndof of Wichita Falls is observing a significant occasion in his |
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life with the celebration of his 69th birthday on May 4, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Born May 4, 1938, to Colonel Charles R. Warndof and |
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Mary Boykin Warndof, Professor Warndof is the grandson of Viennese |
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financier Fritz Waerndorfer, who was a cofounder of the famed |
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Vienna Werkstatte in Austria; and |
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WHEREAS, Graduating with a bachelor's degree in physics from |
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Arkansas Polytechnic College, Joe Warndof also earned a master's |
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degree in mathematics from North Texas State University; and |
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WHEREAS, His dissertation, "Topologies Uniquely Determined |
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by Their Continuous Self-Maps," was published in 1969 in Fundamenta |
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Mathematicae, the prestigious mathematical journal of the Polish |
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Academy of Sciences; his 1988 paper, "On Using Prime Numbers for |
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Public Key Encryption Systems," coauthored with Professor Dennis |
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Huthnance, has been influential as cryptography moved into the |
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computer age and is referenced at the National Security Agency |
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National Cryptologic Museum in Washington, D.C.; and |
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WHEREAS, From 1969 until his retirement in 2005, Professor |
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Warndof distinguished himself as a professor in the Department of |
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Mathematics at Midwestern State University; over the course of his |
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36-year career at MSU, Professor Warndof inspired countless |
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students who have gone on to become professors, computer |
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scientists, engineers, military professionals, and others whose |
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work has strengthened the Lone Star State and the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Professor Warndof has likewise been active in his |
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profession through his membership in the National Association of |
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Mathematicians and the Texas Association of College Teachers; he |
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has been blessed in his personal life with the love and support of |
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his wife of 41 years, Ruth, with whom he has shared a lifelong |
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passion for classical music and opera and the joy of parenting their |
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beloved daughter, Donna; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Joe Warndof has greatly |
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contributed to his field, his students, and his nation, and it is a |
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pleasure to honor him on his myriad achievements; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Professor Joe Warndof on his 69th |
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birthday and extend to him best wishes for continued happiness; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Professor Warndof as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |