[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 19 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E272]
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                     BEST WISHES TO JAMES R. ADAMS

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 3, 1998

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join 
the employees of Texas Instruments, Inc. in honoring and congratulating 
James R. Adams on his upcoming retirement on April 16, 1998 following 
the company's annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Adams is currently 
Chairman of the Board of Directors, and while he will remain a director 
of the company and serve on various boards, his direction and 
leadership in the capacity of chairman will be missed. He is deserving 
of this retirement, which will actually be his second. Originally, Mr. 
Adams came out of retirement in June 1996 to serve as TI Chairman 
following the untimely death of Jerry R. Junkins, who had been TI's 
chairman, president and CEO since 1985.
  Under Mr. Adams' leadership and vision, TI was formed into a more 
successful company for the future, specializing in digital signal 
processing solutions, the fastest-growing segment of the semiconductor 
industry. During Mr. Adams' tenure, TI's digital signal processor and 
mixed-signal/analog revenues almost doubled over the past two years, 
improving TI's financial performance and increasing shareholder 
profits.
  However, as Chairman, Mr. Adams was just as focused in having TI 
serve its surrounding community as he was focused in have the company 
increase its financial earnings. I know Jim Adams as someone who made 
sure that his company had a civic duty and responsibility of 
contributing and volunteerism in the community. He knew that a company 
should invest in students and schools in addition to investing in 
stocks and semiconductors. While ensuring this his company knew the 
benefits and good business of assisting education, he commits his 
personal time in doing the same, as a member of the Baylor University 
Hankamer School of Business Advisory Board, the University of Texas 
Engineering School Advisory Council and the Texas A&M Capital Campaign 
Steering Committee. As his successor, Mr. Thomas Engibous acknowledged; 
``His experience, counsel and outreach to the community have 
contributed significantly to the new realization of the new TI.'' 
Because of that outreach, he made TI, not only a corporate giant, but 
one with a giant care and concern for the community.
  Before his association with TI, Mr. Adams had an extensive career in 
the telecommunications industry. He joined Southwestern Bell Telephone 
Company in 1965, the same year he earned his MBA in statistics and 
business finance from the University of Texas at Austin. He began his 
career as a computer supervisor in San Antonio, and, after holding many 
influential positions throughout the country with Southwestern Bell and 
AT&T, he became president of Southwestern Bell in 1988.
  Mr. Speaker, in addition to those active professional tasks, Jim 
finds the time to participate in many activities in business, 
government, civic affairs and education, most notably serving on the 
board of the Dallas Citizens Council, the Telecom Corridor Technology 
Business Council and the Dallas Symphony Association.
  I wish Jim the best of luck as, once again, he embarks on a new phase 
of his life in the form of retirement. I hope that this time, he gives 
himself an official retirement after a lifetime of achievement for 
Texas Instruments and the greater Dallas community.

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