[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10107-10108]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING NORCELL D. HAYWOOD

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 12, 2014

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
honor Norcell D. Haywood, a leader in my State of Texas who has 
practiced architecture for over thirty seven years.
  Mr. Haywood was one of the first four African American students to be 
admitted to the University of Texas and was the second African American 
to graduate from the University of Texas School of Architecture in 
1960. Upon graduation, he taught at Prairie View A&M University's 
school of Engineering. He later gained employment with the City of 
Austin Planning Department. He also published a local Newspaper, The 
East Side Reporter, which has a circulation of 20,000 papers weekly 
distributed on the eastern section of San Antonio.
  In 1968, he became the first licensed African-American Architect in 
San Antonio. He then founded his firm, Norcell D. Haywood & Associates 
(1968-71) and later in 1971, founded the firm of Haywood Jordan McCown 
SAT Inc., Haywood Jordan McCowan of Houston Inc and Haywood Jordan 
McCown of Dallas Inc (HJM). Under Norcell's leadership HJM has been the 
recipient of the prestigious Merit Design and Honor Awards. The 
University of Texas--Dallas, Student Union Center was also a design 
award winner along with numerous housing developments in Houston, 
Austin, Dallas and San Antonio areas such as the Texas Southern 
University Physical Education Building and Business Technology Building 
in Houston, Texas; Lincoln Magnet High School in Dallas, Texas; 
Alamodome Stadium and the completed Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center 
both in San Antonio, Texas.
  His professional memberships include the American Institute of 
Architects, Texas Society of Architects, the Society of American 
Military Engineers. He is also a life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha 
fraternity. He was the first African American to be appointed to the 
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners and served as Vice Chairman of 
the Board. He was also a Delegate on the White House Sub-Committee on 
Small Business in 1995. He is the recipient of the 1997 Bank of 
America--San Antonio, Black History Chronicles Trail Blazer Award and a 
1997 Texas Legislative Black Caucus Outstanding Texans at Large 
Honoree. The San Antonio Chapter of the UT Ex-Students Association 
awarded him this 1999 Outstanding San Antonio Texas-Ex Award.
  In addition to his many professional achievements, Mr. Haywood is a 
concerned professional who believes that architecture can be a 
significant part of the healing and problem solving process. His most 
passionate interests lie in early child training and development. He 
actively supports the YMCA, Boy's and Girl's Club of San Antonio and 
many other local youth organizations. He is a life member of both the 
Ex-Students' Association and the UT President's Associates. Mr. Haywood 
has personally been cited with many awards for his Humanitarian and 
civic duties.
  Mr. Speaker, our Country is a better one because we have a Norcell D. 
Haywood and he deserves recognition for his decades of work.

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