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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 687
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WHEREAS, Professor M. Theron Waddell is retiring from |
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Galveston College on May 20, 2019, drawing to a close a |
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remarkable career as an educator that has spanned more than half |
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a century; and |
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WHEREAS, Theron Waddell earned his bachelor's and master's |
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degrees in government and history at The University of Texas, and |
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early in his career, he worked for the Texas Legislature in the |
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offices of two state senators; from 1967 to 1969, he was staff |
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counsel to the Senate Interim Committee on Vocational-Technical |
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Education, and he authored "To Bridge the Gap," a comprehensive |
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report that helped lay the foundation for the state's current |
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system of vocational and technical education; and |
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WHEREAS, After teaching for Sam Houston State University, |
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Houston Baptist College, San Antonio College, and San Jacinto |
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College, Professor Waddell joined the faculty of Galveston |
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College in 1969; in addition to teaching government, he has |
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served as chair of the department of social sciences, special |
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assistant to the president for policy research and writing, |
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acting assistant dean of the division of humanities, acting |
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director of student services, and director of the division of |
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arts and humanities; he has also taught as an adjunct at Texas A&M |
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University in Galveston and at the University of Houston-Clear |
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Lake; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Professor Waddell has |
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contributed to the Texas Community College Teachers Association |
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as vicepresidentandprogramchairofthegovernmentsection; |
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moreover, he served for six terms as president of the Galveston |
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College Faculty Senate, and he drafted the original constitution |
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of the Galveston College Faculty Council; also engaged in the |
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wider community, he has served as chair of the Galveston County |
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Democratic Party, and he is a longtime volunteer with Dickens on |
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The Strand and The Grand 1894 Opera House; and |
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WHEREAS, Professor Waddell's dedication, expertise, and |
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commitment to excellence have benefited thousands of students at |
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Galveston College over the past five decades, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the |
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next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate M. Theron Waddell on his |
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retirement from Galveston College and extend to him sincere best |
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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 Professor Waddell as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 13, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |