[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 31, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING MR. MAC WOODWARD

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                            HON. KEVIN BRADY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 31, 2021

  Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor the distinguished 
career and public service of Mr. Mac Woodward.
  As a sixth generation resident of Huntsville, Mr. Woodward has long 
valued making an active difference in his community. In 1970, Mac 
received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Sam Houston State 
University, soon followed with his Master of Arts in History from the 
University of Houston's Institute for Public History.
  Mac's passion for history brought him to work at the Sam Houston 
Memorial Museum as a historical interpreter in 1994. Impressively, Mac 
was named the museum's curator of collections just one year later. Mac 
also performed museum-related activities with the Houston Museum of 
Natural Science, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, Institute of 
Texan Cultures, Texas Highways, and the Department of Interior National 
Historic Landmark Report. With decades of experience, Mac was named 
Director of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum at Sam Houston State 
University on January 1, 2012. Mr. Woodward exhibited a passion for 
educating the public on the life and history of Sam Houston. As a 
result of his effort, an historic bust of Sam Houston was displayed in 
the United States Capitol in the Ways and Means Committee Room from 
2016 to 2019.
  During his time as a Council member, Mac was the Mayor Pro Tempore 
and Chairman of the Finance Committee. He then went on to serve four 
terms on the Huntsville City Council before successfully being elected 
Mayor in 2011. During his 12-year tenure as both a city councilman and 
the mayor of Huntsville, Mac Woodward demonstrated servant leadership 
throughout his tenure in office. In 2015, Woodward was voted Citizen of 
the Year and in 2016, he was named The Huntsville Item's Public Servant 
of the Year. These awards reflect the high esteem with which Mac is 
held by the Huntsville community.
  Mr. Woodward has also served on the Advisory Boards of both the City 
of Huntsville's Parks and Recreation and Oakwood Cemetery. In addition, 
Mac has always remained actively involved serving as a board member for 
foundations and organizations, project manager for several historic 
preservation efforts, and committee member for countless public events.
  I am proud to join Mr. Woodward's family and friends to honor Mac's 
distinguished career and thank him for his leadership and dedication to 
public service.

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