TITLE: Congratulating Joe Livingston on his designation as professor emeritus at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Joe Livingston on his designation as professor emeritus at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi.

FULL TEXT:
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 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. Chief Clerk of the House