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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joe Livingston, a retired educator at Del Mar |
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College in Corpus Christi, has been named professor emeritus by the |
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college's board of regents; and |
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WHEREAS, Emeritus status is conferred on select former |
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faculty members and administrators in recognition of their |
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significant contributions to the educational community; many of |
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these distinguished individuals continue to serve the university |
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during their retirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Professor emeritus of occupational education, Joe |
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Livingston joined the faculty of Del Mar College in 1966, and over |
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the course of his exemplary 48-year tenure, he has served the school |
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as a teacher, program coordinator, department chair, and |
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administrator; from 1991 until his retirement, he directed the |
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Department of Industrial Education and the Department of Technology |
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Education, supervising 18 different programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Livingston oversaw the conversion of the |
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college's occupational health and safety, emergency medical |
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services, and fire science classes from noncredit to credit |
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certificate and degree programs, and he also led the development of |
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programs in process technology, electroplating, airframe |
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technology, and power plant technology, among others; he generously |
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shared his technical expertise to help other colleges develop a |
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technical training curriculum, and his efforts to establish a |
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General Educational Development Program and a networked computer |
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lab at the DMC West Campus greatly benefited the college's students |
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and played a positive role in the region's economic expansion; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his myriad endeavors in behalf of Del Mar |
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College, Joe Livingston has contributed immeasurably to advancing |
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the mission of that institution, and he is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Joe Livingston on his designation |
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as professor emeritus at Del Mar College and extend to him sincere |
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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. Livingston as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |