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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jack Maxwell of Abilene was commissioned to create |
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the sculpture Jacob's Dream for the campus of Abilene Christian |
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University in honor of the philanthropy of the late Grace L. |
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Woodward and the Woodward family of Kerrville; and |
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WHEREAS, The chair of the Department of Art and Design at ACU, |
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Mr. Maxwell holds a bachelor's degree of fine art, a bachelor's |
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degree in secondary art education, and a master's of fine art with |
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an emphasis in sculpture, and he has exhibited his work in solo |
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shows in Houston, Dallas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico; he was assisted |
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on Jacob's Dream by his wife, Jill, a painter and illustrator, and |
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by several ACU art students; and |
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WHEREAS, The Woodward family has supported ACU since 1939, |
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when Grace Woodward's husband, Harley Woodward, established the |
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Harley Woodward Foundation for Christian Education; following Mrs. |
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Woodward's death in 1997, her son Bob Woodward founded the Grace L. |
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Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust with $26.5 million, one of the 10 |
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largest private gifts in the history of higher education in Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Jacob's Dream, weighing more than 7,000 pounds and |
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standing over 30 feet tall, is a metal rendering of the biblical |
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story often referred to as "Jacob's Ladder"; the evocative piece, |
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which consists of four bronze angels, engraved scriptures, and a |
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small baptismal pool, sits on the southeast lawn of the |
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Onstead-Packer Biblical Studies Building; and |
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WHEREAS, Jacob's Dream will serve to inspire the students, |
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faculty, and staff of ACU for generations to come, and Jack Maxwell |
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is indeed deserving of recognition for his remarkable talent and |
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dedication; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Jack Maxwell for the creation of the |
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sculpture Jacob's Dream and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success with his work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Maxwell as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |