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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ervin D. Seamster Jr. became the seventh |
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president of Southwestern Christian College on January 16, 2017; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, An alumnus of Southwestern Christian College, |
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Dr. Seamster earned a master of divinity degree from the Southern |
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Methodist University Perkins School of Theology and a doctor of |
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ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Ohio; he served |
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for nine years in a number of ministry positions at Marsalis Avenue |
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Church of Christ in Dallas, and in 1999, he founded Light of the |
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World Church of Christ, where he continues to lead the congregation |
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as the senior minister; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Seamster joined the faculty of Abilene |
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Christian University in 1999, and during his three years with the |
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institution, he was invited to be a special consultant to the |
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university president; in that role, he worked to recruit |
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exceptional minority students for the doctoral fellows program, and |
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he also taught courses in Old Testament theology and urban ministry |
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in the 21st century; his other notable accomplishments include |
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cofounding Northwest Preparatory Academy in Houston and serving as |
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president of the real estate consulting firm EDS & Associates; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling his many professional and |
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ministerial duties, Dr. Seamster has given generously of his time |
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and talents to numerous civic endeavors; from 2013 to 2016, he |
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served on the board of the Dallas Central Appraisal District, and he |
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is currently a Dallas County precinct chair; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ervin Seamster Jr. is uniquely qualified to |
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build on the rich tradition of excellence at Southwestern Christian |
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College, and the institution will surely benefit from having this |
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visionary leader at its helm; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Ervin D. Seamster Jr. on his |
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appointment as president of Southwestern Christian College and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Seamster as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |