[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                            AMY FREEMAN LEE

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                         HON. HENRY B. GONZALEZ

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mr. GONZALEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 
achievement, dedication, service, and spirit of a long-time associate 
of mine, Dr. Amy Freeman Lee, on the occasion of her 80th birthday, 
which was this past Monday.
  She is not just a friend of mine, but she is also friend to San 
Antonio, to Texas, to the arts, and to the animals of this world. She 
brings true meaning to the sentiment that the world is a better place 
because of her.
  No small space can adequately reflect or summarize the breadth of Dr. 
Lee's accomplishments and contributions over the years. However, I 
wanted to take this opportunity here to wish Amy a happy birthday and 
commemorate as I am able a truly remarkable woman and the life she 
continues to lead.
  For the Record, I am enclosing the entry for Amy Freeman Lee from the 
1993-94 edition of ``Who's Who in the World'' and from the 1991-92 
edition of ``Who's Who in American Art.''

                                Summary

     Chairman, Board of Trustees, The Wilhelm Schole, Houston, 
         Texas
     Chairman, Board of Trustees, Incarnate Word College, San 
         Antonio, Texas 1973 to 1990
     Founder-President--The Texas Watercolor Society
     Elected to Membership in the International Art Critics' 
         Association, Paris, France.
     Member, Advisory Council, College of Fine Arts, The 
         University of Texas, Austin, Texas
     Past President and current Executive Board Member, San 
         Antonio Blind Assoc.
     Appointment by the Supreme Court of Texas to serve on the 
         Grievance Oversight Committee, Austin, Texas
     Elected Public Member of the Texas Society of Architects, a 
         regional component of the American Institute of 
         Architects
     National Trustee and National Secretary of the Humane Society 
         of the U.S., Washington, DC.
     Vice-President of EarthKind--HSUS
     1984--Elected to Texas Women's Hall of Fame, (Arts and 
         Humanities Division) by the Governor's Texas Commission 
         for Women, Austin, Texas
     1984--CBS Documentary, ``Reality Is Becoming'', a Biography 
         of Amy Freeman Lee (Nominated for an Emmy Award)
     1985--The Joseph Wood Krutch Medal--The Humane Society of the 
         United States, Washington, DC.
     1988--First ``Living Treasure of San Antonio'' Award for 
         Outstanding Achievements as Artist, Scholar, Humanist--
         Presented by the Center For Peace Through Culture--San 
         Antonio, Texas
     1988--First Cosmopolis Award For Significant Contribution to 
         Human Understanding Through Humane Movement from The 
         Wilhelm Schole in Houston, TX
     1990--J.C. Penny Spirit of the American Woman Award
     1991--Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas to serve on the 
         Lawyer Discipline Commission
     1992--Appointed by the Governor of Texas to the Texas 
         Committee For The Humanities
     1993--Board of Trustees--The Institute for the Humanities at 
         Salado
     1993--Elected Distinguished Fellow--Texas Art Education 
         Association
     1994--Elected to the Board of Trustees of The Texas Center 
         For Legal Ethics and Professionalism
     1994--Designated ``Charter Emeritus Member''--The Texas 
         Watercolor Society
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     Lee, Amy Freeman
     Painter, Lecturer
       b San Antonio, Tex, Oct 3, 14. Study: St Mary's Hall, San 
     Antonio, grad. 31; Univ Tex. Austin, 31-34; Incarnate Word 
     Col. 34-42, Hon LittD, 65. Work: D D Feldman Collection, Univ 
     Tex Mus. Austin; Smith Col Mus Fine Arts. Mass; Ft Worth Art 
     Ctr, Tex: Norfolk Mus Arts & Sci, Va; McNay Art Mus. San 
     Antonio, Tex; and others. Comn: Camelia Award Painting, 
     Joskes of Texas, San Antonio, 71. Exhib: Nat Soc Painters 
     Casein & Acrylic, New York, 81; 32nd Ann Tex Watercolor Soc, 
     McNay Art Inst, San Antonio, 81; Nat Watercolor Soc, Brand 
     Libr Art Galleries, Calif, 81; Governor's Tex Educ Week, Tex 
     Artist's Exhib, 83; Tex Watercolor Soc, McNay Art Mus, San 
     Antonio, 83 & 85; Nat Soc Painters in Casein & Acrylic, Nat 
     Art Club, New York, 85; Int-30th Anniversary Exhib-Arte, AC, 
     Monterrey, Mex, 85; Solo exhibs, Sol de Rio Gallery, San 
     Antonio, Tex, 87 & 89; Hors de Concourt, 40th Anniversary 
     Exhib, Tex Watercolor Soc, McNay Art Mus, San Antonio, 89. 
     Pos: Art critic, KONO Radio Sta, San Antonio, 47-52; ed 
     critic, KTSA Radio Sta, San Antonio, 79-80. Tcaching: Lectr, 
     Trinity Univ, 54-57, San Antonio Art Inst, 55-57 & Our Lady 
     of Lake Col, 69-; lectr English & aesthetics, Humane Ethics-
     Incarnate Word Col, San Antonio, 66-; vis scholar, St Mark's 
     Sch, Dallas, Tex, 89. Awards: Elected to Tex Women's.
       Hall of Fame-Arts & Humanities by the Gov of Tex, Austin, 
     84; First Living Treasure San Antonio Award, Ctr Peace 
     Through Cult, 88; 20th Anniversary Medal, Univ Tex Health Sci 
     Ctr, San Antonio, 89. Bibliog: To See A World (documentary), 
     84 & Reality is Becoming, 85, CBS. Mem: Founding mem Tex 
     Watercolor Soc; Nat Watercolor Soc; Nat Soc Painters in 
     Casein; Int Soc Educ Through Art; SW Watercolor Soc; Int Soc 
     Aesthetics. Media: Watercolor. Publ: Auth, Creativity and the 
     Human Spirit, Univ Tex Press, Austin, 73; On the Fifth Day; 
     Animal Rights and Human Ethics--A Game for all Seasons, 
     Acropolis Books, Washington, DC, 77; Winging with the Wild, 
     White Bird (exhib catalog), McNay Art Mus. San Antonio, 1/86. 
     Dealer: L & L Gallery 1107 N Fourth St Longview TX 75601; Sol 
     del Rio Art Gallery 1020 Townsend Ave San Antonio TX 78209. 
     Mailing Add: 127 Canterbury Hill San Antonio TX 78209.

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