85R19618 JCD-D
By: Gooden H.R. No. 1215
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Ervin D. Seamster Jr. became the seventh
president of Southwestern Christian College on January 16, 2017;
and
WHEREAS, An alumnus of Southwestern Christian College,
Dr. Seamster earned a master of divinity degree from the Southern
Methodist University Perkins School of Theology and a doctor of
ministry degree from United Theological Seminary in Ohio; he served
for nine years in a number of ministry positions at Marsalis Avenue
Church of Christ in Dallas, and in 1999, he founded Light of the
World Church of Christ, where he continues to lead the congregation
as the senior minister; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Seamster joined the faculty of Abilene
Christian University in 1999, and during his three years with the
institution, he was invited to be a special consultant to the
university president; in that role, he worked to recruit
exceptional minority students for the doctoral fellows program, and
he also taught courses in Old Testament theology and urban ministry
in the 21st century; his other notable accomplishments include
cofounding Northwest Preparatory Academy in Houston and serving as
president of the real estate consulting firm EDS & Associates; and
WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling his many professional and
ministerial duties, Dr. Seamster has given generously of his time
and talents to numerous civic endeavors; from 2013 to 2016, he
served on the board of the Dallas Central Appraisal District, and he
is currently a Dallas County precinct chair; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Ervin Seamster Jr. is uniquely qualified to
build on the rich tradition of excellence at Southwestern Christian
College, and the institution will surely benefit from having this
visionary leader at its helm; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Ervin D. Seamster Jr. on his
appointment as president of Southwestern Christian College and
extend to him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Seamster as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.