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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, History professor John C. Britt has served Lee |
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College with distinction for nearly a half-century, and the |
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institution named its social sciences building in his honor in |
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April 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1964, at the age of 24, Mr. Britt became the |
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youngest member of the Lee College faculty; he was appointed |
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director of the Honors Program in 1995, and under his leadership, |
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many of its students have received regional and national awards and |
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have presented research papers at the Texas State Historical |
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Association, the Great Plains Honors Conference, and the National |
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Conference on Undergraduate Research; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Britt is the comanaging editor for Touchstone, a |
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journal of undergraduate research published by the TSHA, and he |
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coedited two Baytown history anthologies that received |
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Certificates of Commendation from the American Association for |
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State and Local History; for 20 years, he taught in the college's |
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Offender Education Program, and he has held myriad leadership roles |
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in professional organizations; he has served on the TSHA board and |
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on its education committee, and he is a member of the executive |
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board of the Chambers County Historical Commission; moreover, he |
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has chaired the Honors Committee of the Gulf Coast Intercollegiate |
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Council, and he has conducted summer TSHA Heritage Travel Programs |
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as well as traveling historical seminars for teachers, senior |
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citizens, and students; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2007, the Lee College board of regents created |
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the endowed John Britt Honors Chair; Mr. Britt is also the recipient |
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of numerous other accolades, among them the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award |
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of Excellence (Higher Education) from the Masonic Grand Lodge of |
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Texas, the Western Region Faculty Award from the Association of |
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Community College Trustees, and the Baytown Junior Chamber of |
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Commerce Outstanding Educator Award; he was the first community |
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college instructor to garner the Leadership in Education Award from |
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the TSHA and the Ima Hogg Historical Achievement Award for |
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Outstanding Contributions to the Cause of Texas History from the |
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Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic Baytown native earned his associate's |
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degree at Lee College and went on to complete his bachelor's and |
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master's degrees in history at Sam Houston State University; he |
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taught at R. E. Lee High School before joining Lee College; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of 47 years, John Britt has |
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encouraged innumerable young Texans to expand their intellectual |
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horizons and develop a lasting interest in the history of the Lone |
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Star State, and the naming of a building in his honor is truly a |
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fitting tribute to his contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend John C. Britt for |
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his exceptional service to Lee College and his students and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Britt as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |