84R13458 CJM-D
By: Herrero H.R. No. 1299
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. William Huie, retired chair of the Department of
Communication and Media at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi,
has been named professor emeritus by The Texas A&M University
System Board of Regents; and
WHEREAS, Emeritus status is conferred on select former
faculty members and administrators in recognition of their
significant contributions to the educational community; many of
these distinguished educators continue to serve the university
during their retirement; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Huie joined the A&M--Corpus Christi faculty in
1974 and played a key role in the Department of Communication and
Media, developing four-year programs in communications,
television, music, art, and theater; he also served for more than 20
years as president of the University Film Foundation and the
University Film and Video Association, and he has helped bring
independent film screenings to the area through his collaboration
with members of the community; after a tenure that spanned nearly
four decades, he retired from the university in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Through his myriad endeavors in behalf of Texas A&M
University--Corpus Christi, Dr. Bill Huie has contributed
immeasurably to advancing the mission of that school, and he is
indeed deserving of this most recent accolade; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Bill Huie on his designation as
professor emeritus at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Huie as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.