SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 587
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Dr. Weldon Woolf Hammond, Jr., for his exceptional
achievements in the field of hydrogeology; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hammond is the holder of the Amy and V. H.
McNutt Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Geology at The
University of Texas at San Antonio; he has been a member of the
university's faculty since 1976 and has served as the director of
the university's Center for Water Research since 1986; and
WHEREAS, Under his leadership, the Center for Water
Research has become one of the San Antonio Water System's primary
research institutions and has received significant increases in
funding from the state; the center also has made a profound
difference in the lives of countless people by helping to build a
network of organizations, institutions, and agencies to meet the
challenges of providing clean water, watershed management, and
basic health practices to remote villages in Guatemala and
Honduras; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Hammond has published numerous articles and
abstracts in scholarly journals and is in much demand to present his
findings at scientific conferences; he is active in numerous
professional organizations and civic groups, and he was largely
responsible for the Groundwater Availability Model that is used
statewide; and
WHEREAS, In appreciation of his scholarship and service, The
University of Texas at San Antonio is naming an endowed chair in his
honor; it is truly fitting that he be recognized for his outstanding
scientific work and his significant influence on creating and
shaping the state's water policy; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
83rd Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Weldon Woolf Hammond, Jr.,
on his many contributions to The University of Texas at San
Antonio and his profession and extend congratulations to him on
the naming of the Dr. Weldon W. Hammond Distinguished
Professorship in Hydrogeology in his honor; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Van de Putte
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 3, 2013.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate