[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 141 (Thursday, October 10, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR DAVID GUINN

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                            HON. BILL FLORES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2013

  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Baylor University 
Professor David Guinn. Professor Guinn was recently named the 2013 
Baylor Lawyer of the Year. Mr. Guinn serves as the Lyndon L. Olson and 
William A. Olson Professor of Local Government and Constitutional Law 
and Master Teacher at Baylor, where he has taught for nearly half-a-
century. The Waco Campus refers to Professor Guinn as ``the 
Godfather,'' a tribute not only to his long tenure at the University, 
but also the wide influence he has had on state policy and generations 
of Baylor Lawyers.
  Professor Guinn attended Baylor University and majored in Political 
Science. He received his J.D. from Baylor School of Law in 1963. 
Following Law School, he worked for the United States Securities and 
Exchange Commission for two years. He then attended the University of 
Michigan Law School where he received his LL.M. in International Law in 
1966 and returned to his alma mater soon after. During his long tenure 
at Baylor Law, Professor Guinn has assisted in the drafting of the 
Texas Administrative Procedures Act and has served on numerous advisory 
bodies in the State Bar and on numerous committees at Baylor 
University. In addition to constitutional law, he teaches courses in 
the area of civil rights and local government.
  Professor Guinn has also been involved in the redistricting process 
at the state and local level. After the 2000 Census was released, he 
helped redistrict cities, counties, and school districts throughout 
Texas. Professor Guinn served as Faculty Representative to the 
Southwest and the Big XII athletic conferences from 1986-2001. He also 
served on the first Division I Management Council of the National 
Collegiate Athletic Association in 1997 and has continued to work with 
the athletic program since that time.
  Aside from his teaching and redistricting work, Professor Guinn 
spends time traveling, reading, and exercising. He estimates he has run 
28,000 total miles, and currently averages 15 miles a week. Each year 
he travels to South Texas and Mexico with friends, colleagues, and 
former students to hunt pheasant and white-wing.
  Professor Guinn has two sons, David, Jr., and John, who graduated 
from Baylor Law School and a daughter, Catherine, who is a graduate of 
Baylor University.

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