H.R. No. 1196

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, An esteemed educator and archeologist, Robert J.
	Mallouf retired as director of the Center for Big Bend Studies at
	Sul Ross State University in August 2008; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Brownwood, Bob Mallouf attended Howard
	Payne University before transferring to The University of Texas at
	Austin, where he earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology in
	1970; he went on to study at the University of California at
	Berkeley and the American University of Cairo as a scholarship
	recipient; he later resumed his studies at UT Austin, and in 1985,
	he attained a master's degree in anthropology; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Mallouf worked in archeology with the State of
	Texas for more than 36 years, including nearly a quarter-century
	with the Archeology Division of the Texas Historical Commission,
	and he has held such positions as state archeologist and both field
	and survey archeologist; and
	WHEREAS, After joining Sul Ross State University in 1995, Mr.
	Mallouf set out to expand the Center for Big Bend Studies, and in
	the 13 years he served as its director, the program budget went from
	$15,000 to $600,000, and 16 staff members were added; he also
	expanded the center to allow for contractual archeology projects,
	including one in Big Bend National Park, and he oversaw the launch
	of a five-year research endeavor, the Trans-Pecos Archeological
	Program; dividing his time between administering the program,
	teaching, fund-raising, and excavating, Mr. Mallouf helped
	establish the Friends of the Center for Big Bend Studies, which has
	attracted several million dollars in grants and private donations;
	and
	WHEREAS, Bob Mallouf made lasting contributions to Sul Ross,
	to his profession, and to the community at large, and he may indeed
	reflect with great pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Robert J. Mallouf on his retirement
	as director of the Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State
	University and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Mallouf as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Gallego
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1196 was adopted by the House on April
	24, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House