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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Dr. Wendell Edgin as an exemplary Texas citizen and on |
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his outstanding career as a physician, educator, and dedicated |
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public health professional; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Edgin is an esteemed oral and maxillofacial |
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surgeon who served the nation with distinction in the United |
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States Air Force for more than two decades and who has shaped a |
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rewarding career of service on behalf of the citizens of Texas |
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and the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Texan, Dr. Edgin completed his |
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residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland Air Force |
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Base in San Antonio in 1990 after earning degrees from Texas Tech |
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University and The University of Texas School of Dentistry in |
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Houston; he led the graduate oral and maxillofacial surgery |
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program at Wilford Hall as director and department chair and |
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served as the special consultant in oral and maxillofacial |
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surgery to the Surgeon General, and he concluded his military |
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career in 2001 with the rank of colonel and with accolades |
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including the Legion of Merit; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Edgin went on to teach as an associate |
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professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San |
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Antonio, where he served as a mentor to hundreds of aspiring |
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physicians and maintained a faculty practice before joining |
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Alamo Maxillofacial Surgical Associates in 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, An esteemed educator and expert in his field, Dr. |
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Edgin has authored numerous academic articles and has published |
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extensive research on oral and maxillofacial medicine; he has |
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served in leadership positions in professional organizations |
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including the Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, |
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the Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and the |
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San Antonio District Dental Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the past four decades, Dr. Edgin's |
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care and expertise have greatly benefited his patients and have |
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earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and |
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professionals in his field; his commitment to excellence in his |
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pursuits and his valuable contributions to our state and nation |
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are indeed deserving of special recognition, and he can reflect |
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with pride on his distinguished career and his many |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Wendell Edgin on more than four |
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decades of devoted service as a medical professional and to |
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education in the field of medicine and extend to him best wishes |
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for continued success in all of his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |