H.R. No. 2338
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Joe Livingston, a retired educator at Del Mar
College in Corpus Christi, has been named professor emeritus by the
college's 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 individuals continue to serve the university
during their retirement; and
WHEREAS, Professor emeritus of occupational education, Joe
Livingston joined the faculty of Del Mar College in 1966, and over
the course of his exemplary 48-year tenure, he has served the school
as a teacher, program coordinator, department chair, and
administrator; from 1991 until his retirement, he directed the
Department of Industrial Education and the Department of Technology
Education, supervising 18 different programs; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Livingston oversaw the conversion of the
college's occupational health and safety, emergency medical
services, and fire science classes from noncredit to credit
certificate and degree programs, and he also led the development of
programs in process technology, electroplating, airframe
technology, and power plant technology, among others; he generously
shared his technical expertise to help other colleges develop a
technical training curriculum, and his efforts to establish a
General Educational Development Program and a networked computer
lab at the DMC West Campus greatly benefited the college's students
and played a positive role in the region's economic expansion; and
WHEREAS, Through his myriad endeavors in behalf of Del Mar
College, Joe Livingston has contributed immeasurably to advancing
the mission of that institution, and he is indeed deserving of this
prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Joe Livingston on his designation
as professor emeritus at Del Mar College and extend to him sincere
best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Livingston as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2338 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House