SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 687
WHEREAS, Professor M. Theron Waddell is retiring from
Galveston College on May 20, 2019, drawing to a close a
remarkable career as an educator that has spanned more than half
a century; and
WHEREAS, Theron Waddell earned his bachelor's and master's
degrees in government and history at The University of Texas, and
early in his career, he worked for the Texas Legislature in the
offices of two state senators; from 1967 to 1969, he was staff
counsel to the Senate Interim Committee on Vocational-Technical
Education, and he authored "To Bridge the Gap," a comprehensive
report that helped lay the foundation for the state's current
system of vocational and technical education; and
WHEREAS, After teaching for Sam Houston State University,
Houston Baptist College, San Antonio College, and San Jacinto
College, Professor Waddell joined the faculty of Galveston
College in 1969; in addition to teaching government, he has
served as chair of the department of social sciences, special
assistant to the president for policy research and writing,
acting assistant dean of the division of humanities, acting
director of student services, and director of the division of
arts and humanities; he has also taught as an adjunct at Texas A&M
University in Galveston and at the University of Houston-Clear
Lake; and
WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Professor Waddell has
contributed to the Texas Community College Teachers Association
as vicepresidentandprogramchairofthegovernmentsection;
moreover, he served for six terms as president of the Galveston
College Faculty Senate, and he drafted the original constitution
of the Galveston College Faculty Council; also engaged in the
wider community, he has served as chair of the Galveston County
Democratic Party, and he is a longtime volunteer with Dickens on
The Strand and The Grand 1894 Opera House; and
WHEREAS, Professor Waddell's dedication, expertise, and
commitment to excellence have benefited thousands of students at
Galveston College over the past five decades, and he may indeed
reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks upon the
next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby congratulate M. Theron Waddell on his
retirement from Galveston 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 Professor Waddell as an expression of high regard by
the Texas Senate.
Taylor
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 13, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate